CAS 2002/A/400 M. v. Fédération Internationale de Ski (FIS)
Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 24/01/2003
Why it matters
M. v. Fédération Internationale de Ski (FIS), an anti-doping case in jump rope decided by the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne, the final tribunal of world sport. The Court held that the appeal was dismissed. For a student, it shows how CAS applies the World Anti-Doping Code: the athlete bears a heavy burden to explain an adverse finding, and CAS reviews both the science and the sanction afresh.
Summary
M. v. Fédération Internationale de Ski (FIS): an anti-doping case in jump rope before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 24/01/2003. The Court held that the appeal was dismissed. The full award is available from CAS.
The detail
Parties: M. v. Fédération Internationale de Ski (FIS)
Case number: CAS 2002/A/400
Outcome: Dismissed
Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.
Issues in play: an anti-doping case
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