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

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- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-23 12:34 UTC
- Sports
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/10/23/cas-clears-japans-olympic-silver-medallist-ikeda-of-doping-overturns-ban?traffic_source=rss

> The Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld Koki Ikeda’s appeal, finding the anti-doping charge unproven and overturning his four-year sanction, allowing him to compete immediately. Ethiopia’s Ruti Aga was handed a six-year ban for a prohibited substance and tampering with evidence.