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Italy's Rebecca Passler Appeals Provisional Doping Ban to CAS With Tuesday Hearing

The biathlete argues a January letrozole finding came from contamination without fault.

Overview

  • Passler remains provisionally suspended and off Italy's five-woman biathlon roster, with her Olympic participation unresolved until the CAS decision.
  • Her filing asks the CAS ad-hoc chamber to lift the ban for lack of intent or negligence so she can compete on home snow in Antholz.
  • The CAS ad-hoc panel scheduled an expedited hearing for Tuesday during the Milan-Cortina Winter Games.
  • Letrozole is an anti-estrogen commonly used in breast cancer treatment and its detection triggers strict anti-doping rules.
  • Team officials and teammates voiced support as no replacement was named, and the application lists NADO Italia, WADA, FISI, the IOC, ITA, the IBU, and CONI as respondents.