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Kissing Contamination Defense Clears French Olympic Fencer Thibus in Doping Appeal Case

  • On Monday, Ysaora Thibus was cleared by CAS after judges accepted her kissing contamination over nine days.
  • Thibus tested positive for ostarine in February 2024, prompting doping proceedings that she successfully challenged with a contamination defense.
  • CAS dismissed WADA's appeal, resulting in Thibus avoiding a four-year ban.
  • The CAS verdict mirrors the 2009 'cocaine kiss' case, setting a precedent for contamination defenses in doping disputes.
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Top French fencer Ysaora Thibuse has been cleared of doping charges after judges agreed that banned substances could have entered her system when she kissed her American partner.

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The Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled that French fencer Ysaora Thibus became infected by kissing her partner, who was taking a supplement containing ostarine.

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The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has acquitted French fencer Ysaora Thibus of doping and cancelled her four-year ban.

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Winnipeg Free Press broke the news in Winnipeg, Canada on Monday, July 7, 2025.
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