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CAS clears Japan’s Olympic silver medallist Ikeda of doping, overturns ban

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The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has overturned a four-year doping ban imposed on Japanese race walker Koki Ikeda by the Athletics Integrity Unit in February 2025, clearing him of an anti-doping rule violation. Ikeda was initially sanctioned after World Athletics alleged blood manipulation based on abnormalities in his Athlete Biological Passport. CAS heard the case in May and found reasonable non-doping explanations for the findings, concluding that no ban should apply. As a result, Ikeda is now eligible to compete again and has been cleared of all competitive results disqualifications from June 20, 2023 to November 1, 2024.
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The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has cleared Japanese race walker Koki Ikeda of a doping violation and overturned his four-year ban from World Athletics. The 28-year-old Tokyo Olympic silver medallist was provisionally suspended in November 2024 after being accused of using or attempting to use a banned substance, which allegedly involved blood manipulation based on abnormal test results. All of Ikeda's competitive results between June 20, 2023, and November 1, 2024 were disqualified, and he was not allowed to participate in the Japan Race Walking Championships in February 2025. Ikeda challenged this ruling at CAS in March 2025, leading to his exoneration and immediate eligibility to compete again.

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Ikeda PERSON · 5× CAS ORG · 4× AIU ORG · 3× Aga PERSON · 3× World Athletics ORG · 3× 4LeBron PERSON · 1× Japanese NORP · 1× Koki Ikeda PERSON · 1× The Court of Arbitration for Sport ORG · 1× the Athletics Integrity Unit ORG · 1×

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🔮 The case was heard by a CAS panel in Lausanne in May.

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The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) upheld an appeal by Japanese race walker Koki Ikeda against World Athletics, clearing the Tokyo Olympic silver medallist of an anti-doping rule violation and making him immediately eligible to compete again. asserted
him → uphold → violation
The 28-year-old was provisionally suspended in November 2024 before receiving a four-year sanction from the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) in February 2025 for allegedly using or attempting to use a banned drug. uncertain
old → suspend → drug
Recommended Stories list of 4 items- list 1 of 4LeBron shrugs off Trump blast in home debut win for Philadelphia 76ers - list 2 of 4Hamilton calls for Palestine and DR Congo freedom as Rwanda takes F1 spotlight - list 3 of 4FIFA announces USA to host first Women’s Club World Cup in 2028 - list 4 of 4Wrong national anthems played three times at Asian Para Games in Japan Ikeda was not allowed to participate in the Japan Race Walking Championships in February 2025, and all his competitive results between June 20, 2023 and November 1, 2024 were disqualified. asserted
results → shrug → June
Ikeda challenged the ruling at CAS in March 2025, rejecting the doping allegations brought by World Athletics, which had alleged blood manipulation based on abnormalities in his Athlete Biological Passport. asserted
which → challenge → Passport
The case was heard by a CAS panel in Lausanne in May. uncertain
case → hear → May
While the panel accepted that several readings in Ikeda’s biological profile were abnormal, it found there was a reasonable non-doping explanation for the findings. asserted
it → accept → findings
CAS said Ikeda supported his case with substantial medical and expert evidence, providing a broader factual basis than was available during the proceedings before the World Athletics tribunal. asserted
Ikeda → say → tribunal
The appeal body overturned the four-year sanction, concluding that the anti-doping charge had not been established and that no ban should apply. asserted
ban → overturn → sanction
Ikeda placed second in the 20km event at the Tokyo Games as well as at the World Championships in Eugene in 2022. asserted
Ikeda → place → 2022
He finished seventh at the 2024 Paris Olympics. asserted
He → finish → Olympics
Ethiopia’s Aga handed six-year doping ban Ethiopian marathon runner Ruti Aga, winner of the 2019 Tokyo Marathon, was given a six-year ban for the presence or use of the prohibited substance methylprednisolone and tampering with evidence, the AIU said on Thursday. asserted
AIU → hand → Thursday
The AIU said Aga, 32, received a two-year ban after testing positive for methylprednisolone, a prohibited steroid that can reduce pain and fatigue and aid recovery, after winning a half marathon in China in March. asserted
that → say → March
It added four years to the ban after finding she had misled investigators during an interview and submitted a fake prescription to justify her use of the substance. asserted
she → add → substance
Aga has been provisionally suspended since September 10, with the ban running from that date. asserted
ban → suspend → date
She has finished second three times and third twice at World Marathon Majors. asserted
She → finish → Majors
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