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Swiss Jockey Vogt Receives Six-Month Ban After Cocaine Contamination Claim

The French federation upheld her retroactive suspension with mandatory extra testing following her contamination explanation.

Sybille Vogt wird wegen eines kuriosen Dopingvorfalls für sechs Monate gesperrt.
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Renntag des 1. FC Köln im April 2025. Die Siegerin: Sibylle Vogt auf Alleno. Sie ist in Frankreich gesperrt

Overview

  • Her A and B samples from a routine March 28 test in Compiègne both returned positive for cocaine, triggering an immediate French ban and confirming the result.
  • At a July hearing, Vogt admitted she had been negligent by engaging in unprotected sex with a partner who confirmed recent cocaine use and claimed transfer through intimate contact.
  • The French Equestrian Federation applied her suspension retroactively from May 25, 2025, and ordered her to undergo additional doping controls going forward.
  • She was allowed to keep competing in Germany until the B sample confirmation, highlighting divergent national procedures on provisional athlete suspensions.
  • The case has revived scrutiny of contamination defenses in sports, recalling similar claims by tennis pro Richard Gasquet and fencer Ysaora Thibus.