French Olympic Fencer's Kiss Contamination Defense Holds Up In Court As She's Cleared Of Doping Violation

A French Olympic fencer’s contaminated buss defense was capable connected Monday for nan Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to clear her of a doping allegation.

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) asked for Ysaora Thibus to beryllium banned from title for 4 years aft she tested affirmative for nan anabolic constituent ostarine successful January 2024. An International Fencing Tribunal initially cleared Thibus, allowing her to compete successful nan Paris Olympics. 

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France's Ysaora Thibus reacts aft losing nan women's individual foil information against Poland's Julia Walczyk Klimaszyk during nan Paris Olympics connected July 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, File)

However, WADA challenged nan mentation that Thibus was contaminated "through kissing pinch her past partner, who had been utilizing a merchandise containing ostarine without her knowledge," nan CAS said.

The CAS cleared Thibus aft judges accepted that she was contaminated by kisses from her American partner complete a play of 9 days.

The tribunal said connected Monday, "it is scientifically established that nan intake of an ostarine dose akin to nan dose ingested by Ms Thibus’ past partner would person near capable amounts of ostarine successful nan saliva to contaminate a personification done kissing."

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Ysaora Thibus, left, competes against Julia Walczyk-Klimaszyk astatine nan Paris Olympics, July 28, 2024. (Andrew P. Scott-USA Today Sports)

CAS judges "accepted that Ms. Thibus’ then-partner was taking ostarine from Jan. 5, 2024, and that location was contamination complete 9 days pinch a cumulative effect."

Thibus’ partner astatine nan clip was Race Imboden – a two-time Olympic fencing bronze medalist for nan U.S.

Thibus vanished 5th successful nan women’s squad foil successful Paris Olympics and 28th successful nan women’s individual foil. She was a metallic medalist successful nan women’s squad foil arena successful nan Tokyo Games.

Ysaora Thibus successful a women's foil individual array of 32 lucifer during nan Olympic Summer Games astatine Grand Palais successful Paris connected July 28, 2024. (Andrew P. Scott-USA Today Sports)

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She won a world title successful 2022 successful individual foil.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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