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Ysaora Thibus was facing a four-year suspension from fencing before the appeal was dismissed

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has overturned French Olympic fencer Ysaora Thibus’ four-year suspension for doping, ruling that her positive test for a banned substance was caused by kissing her then-boyfriend, American fencer Race Imboden.

A verdict was issued Monday and cleared the French fencer, accepting that her contamination came from kissing her then-partner.

Ysaora Thibus faced a four-year ban from competition after WADA contested her claim of contamination through kissing.

French Olympic fencer Ysaora Thibus was cleared of a doping allegation Monday because the judges accepted she was contaminated by kissing her American partner over a period of nine days. The Court of Arbitration for Sport ruling echoed a verdict clearing another French athlete with a similar defense in a doping allegation — tennis player Richard Gasquet in the celebrated “cocaine kiss” case in 2009. CAS said in the Thibus case its judging panel dismissed an appeal by the World Anti-Doping Agency, which asked for her to be banned for four years.

Kenyans Faith Kipyegon and Beatrice Chebet broke distance world records at the 50th edition of the Prefontaine Classic at Hayward Field.

The Chinese diving team for worlds is without two divers who won individual Olympic gold in both Tokyo and Paris.

The Pre Classic marks Athing Mu-Nikolayev's first top-level race in more than one year.

The 2025 Prefontaine Classic airs live on NBC Sports and Peacock on Saturday, July 5.

Chase Jackson improved her own American record in the shot put by more than half a foot.

Kishane Thompson ran the world's fastest 100m in a decade to win the Jamaican Championships.

Kara Lawson guided the U.S. to a 3-on-3 Olympic gold medal and could have the chance to lead Team USA’s 5-on-5 squad at the Los Angeles Games in three years.

Seiko Hashimoto has been elected president of the Japanese Olympic Committee, becoming the first woman to head the body. Hashimoto competed in cycling in three Summer Olympics (1988, 1992 and 1996), and in speedskating in four Winter Olympics (1984, 1988, 1992 and 1994). Hashimoto has served as a government minister for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and is currently a member of the upper house of the Japanese parliament.

Elinor Barker will not race again in 2025 after announcing she is pregnant for a second time

New IOC president Kirsty Coventry announces working group to examine how to "protect the female category"

Sifan Hassan won 5000m, 10,000m and marathon medals at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, a two-time Olympic 100m gold medalist, will retire after her 2025 season.

Nearly three weeks after getting embroiled in a public feud with former college swimmer turned Outkick host Riley Gaines over whether or not transgender athletes should be allowed to compete in female sports, Olympic gymnast Simone Biles has done something radical. Things went sideways for Biles after she called out Gaines for disparaging the Minnesota State High School League after it turned off the comments on a a photo of the Champlin Park state softball team, which features a pitcher who’s a biological male. The 11-time Olympic medalist also seemingly took a shot at Gaines’ physical appearance, alluding to her looking like a male, before later apologizing for her remarks on X.

The heptathlete carved out an impressive career on the track, which included Olympic appearances for Team Austria.

United States sprinter Erriyon Knighton went to court Monday to defend his claim he was contaminated in a positive doping test case that risks a ban from the next world championships. A two-time Olympic finalist in the 200 meters aged just 21, Knighton was cleared to run at the Paris Summer Games last year only after an American tribunal ruled he was not at fault for the positive test for trenbolone, a steroid used in livestock farming. The World Anti-Doping Agency and track and field’s Athletics Integrity Unit have challenged that ruling in combined appeals to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

Oksana Chusovitina wins World Challenge Cup vault silver just one day after her 50th birthday - and 33 years after winning Olympic gold.

Summer McIntosh crossed an ocean and took up a new sport that helped her have one of the best swim meets in history.

A spat between Biles and Skinner spilled over during the Paris Olympics last year.

In the aftermath of the drama between Olympic gymnast Simone Biles and OutKick's Riley Gaines, one of Biles' former Olympic teammates has come out in support of Gaines. The gymnast in question is MyKayla Skinner, who had a feud of her own with Biles in the past. She released a statement last week ...

Olympic gymnast Simone Biles is no stranger to being in the headlines, but the last 10 days are some she presumably would like to forget. Biles was thrust into the spotlight after calling out former NCAA swimmer-turned-Outkick host Riley Gaines for criticizing the Minnesota State High School League for posting a photo of the Champlin Park state softball team, which features a pitcher who’s a biological male, and turning the comments off. The 29-year-old Biles also seemingly took a shot at Gaines’ personal appearance before apologizing for her remarks a few days later.

Gjert Ingebrigtsen was found not guilty of abusing double Olympic champion Jakob

The Enhanced Games don't just allow performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs), but celebrate their use in targeting world records in a quest 'redefine superhumanity.'

"It’s one thing to disagree. It's another to use your platform to bully and demean," Skinner said in a public statement

The team for September's worlds in Croatia includes three Paris Olympic medalists.

The first Grand Slam Track season was due to finish in Los Angeles later this month.

Three-time Olympic champion Summer McIntosh can’t be slowed down at the 2025 Canadian Swimming Trials. The 18-year-old Toronto native set her third world record in five days while swimming the 400-meter individual medley in 4:23.65 on Wednesday. It beat her previous record of 4:24.38 set at the 2024 Canadian Olympic Trials. “(The) 400 IM is the race I’ve come close to mastering for myself,” McIntosh told CBC. “So going into tonight, I knew it would take an extra little push if I wanted to lower,

The Olympic diver discusses his childhood, career, losing his dad and life with his spouse of eight years in the new documentary '1.6 Seconds'

Summer McIntosh took the world record back from Ariarne Titmus.

Luka Mijatovic turned 16 years old in April and holds 14 national age group records.

Katie Ledecky can move closer to Michael Phelps' world titles record.

Lilly King, who qualified for the World Championships, plans to retire after this season.

Ariarne Titmus won two swimming gold medals for Australia at Tokyo 2020 and at Paris 2024.

Li Li Leung took over USA Gymnastics after it had lost the trust of its athletes, sponsors and the public.

Li Li Leung has been USA Gymnastics' leader since 2019.

Li Li Leung took over USA Gymnastics after it had lost the trust of its athletes, sponsors and the public

Cole Hocker wants to become the second American man to win a world 1500m title, but that's not his only 2025 goal.

Four Team USA hopefuls for the Milan Cortina Games appeared on "Top Chef."

Just two pretty best friends on and off the floor.

Melissa Jefferson-Wooden ran personal bests in the 100m and the 200m at Grand Slam Track Philadelphia.

The Olympic gold-winning diver on wearing tea towels, learning how to grieve and what happens when someone asks if he’d like a glass of wine

World record holder Lilly King has announced the upcoming national championships in Indianapolis will be her final meet on US soil

American three-time Olympic swimming star and world record holder Lilly King has announced the upcoming Toyota National Championships in Indianapolis will be her final meet on U.S. soil as she prepares to call it a career at the conclusion of the 2025 season. A longtime breaststroke stalwart, King announced her plans Saturday on Instagram and said swimming her final race in the U.S. in her home state and a pool she's known since her youth “has always been important to me.” The 28-year-old King holds the world record in the 100-meter breaststroke with a time of 1:04.13, set at the 2017 world championships.

World Boxing says Algerian boxer Imane Khelif, who won gold at Paris Olympics, won't be allowed to compete until she undergoes sex testing.

Lydia Jacoby won the 100m breaststroke at the Tokyo Games as the first Olympic swimmer from Alaska.

Russian Olympic swimmer Valeriia Salamatina was banned for two years for doping, the International Testing Agency said Monday. Salamatina placed fifth with the Russian women in a storied 4x200 meters freestyle relay at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021.