Olympics 2024, practice: the World Anti-Doping Agency asks for a four-year suspension for Ysaora Thibus

2024-07-23 21:34:08

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) did not let go of the Ysaora Thibus case. And even calls for heavy punishment against him. The body, which sets rules in the fight against doping, appealed on Monday not to suspend the French striker. The latter, the French women’s foil title, was eliminated in June by the disciplinary court of the International Fencing Federation (FIE) following a suspension linked to a positive test conducted in January.

In a press release sent this Tuesday evening to the Parisien-Aujourd’hui in France, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), in charge of judging the case on appeal, revealed that the agency asked for maximum penalty for a positive test in ostarine, a banned substance found in the urine of the 2022 world champion “WADA asked CAS to find that the athlete had violated anti-doping rules and to impose a four-year suspension on him, ” explains the example. .

The agency therefore considers that good governance is sufficient in this case. The 32-year-old woman, vice-captain of the Olympic team in 2021 in Tokyo, pleaded for reckless damage, linked to intimate relationships with her teammate and then coach, Race Imboden. He took, without Ysaora Thibus knowing, he always defended, this thing that promotes muscle gain.

The scientific thesis was defended before the FIE disciplinary tribunal which did not satisfy WADA. But he did not ask for an appeal to be suspected, which allows Ysaora Thibus to participate in the Paris Olympics, where he must compete in each event this Sunday.

The threat of losing a medal after the Olympics

Problem: what will happen if CAS decides to suspend this inspection carried out in January during the World Cup round in France? “CAS cannot comment on the possible consequences of the future decision of the judicial committee responsible for the case,” explained the court.

In fact, this means that Ysaora Thibus may lose the power tokens she received as an individual or group. The possibility does not prevent his partners to support him and the federation to keep him in the French team.

The 32-year-old athlete will leave Forges-les-Eaux (Seine-Maritime), where the Blues trained from Friday, Thursday morning to arrive at the Olympic Village with the rest of his partners. Not knowing when your case will be decided again. “It is not possible to indicate at this stage when the final decision will be made,” CAS said.