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

Race walker Koki Ikeda returns to competition immediately; Ethiopia’s marathon runner Ruti Aga given 6-year doping ban.Published On 23 Oct 202623 Oct 2026The 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.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.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4LeBron shrugs off Trump blast in home debut win for Philadelphia 76erslist 2 of 4Hamilton calls for Palestine and DR Congo freedom as Rwanda takes F1 spotlightlist 3 of 4FIFA announces USA to host first Women’s Club World Cup in 2028list 4 of 4Wrong national anthems played three times at Asian Para Games in Japanend of listIkeda 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.Ikeda challenged the ruling ...