An arbitrator ruled American runner Gil Roberts, who won a gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio, "met his burden of proof" to show kissing his girlfriend caused him to fail a March drug test.
On Friday, Scooby Axson of Sports Illustrated noted Roberts said he was "frequently and passionately" kissing his girlfriend in the days before the test and she had been taking a sinus infection medication, which he said caused the failed test. The final arbitration ruling cleared him of wrongdoing.
Johanna Gretschel of FloTrack noted the runner had tested positive for probenecid, which can be used as a masking agent for steroids and other performance-enhancing substances.