17:22. A few hours after it was announced that the provisional suspension of Italian biathlete Rebecca Passler had been lifted following a positive doping test, her entry for the Milan/Cortina 2026 Olympic Games was confirmed this afternoon.
The news came via an official communication from the Olympic organisers. “ The IBU has confirmed the athlete’s eligibility from a sporting point of view”, the document states.
- Doping: Rebecca Passler tested positive for a banned substance before the start of the 2026 Olympic Games
- “She has been excluded from the team”: Rebecca Passler, provisionally suspended after a positive doping test, will not be taking part in the 2026 Olympics
- “We are convinced that she did not intentionally take any banned substances”: the boss of the Italian team lends his support to Rebecca Passler
- Rebecca Passler files an appeal with CAS to challenge her provisional suspension and take part in the Games
- Dorothea Wierer supports Rebecca Passler, “a wonderful person”.
- CAS will not hear Rebecca Passler’s appeal following her suspension for doping… on procedural grounds
- Rebecca Passler’s suspension lifted: she can take part in the Olympic Games next week
- “I’ve always believed in my good faith”: Rebecca Passler speaks out after her suspension for doping was lifted
