CAS 2002/H/005 Troy Billington v. Fédération Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing (FIBT)
Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 18/02/2002
Why it matters
Troy Billington v. Fédération Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing (FIBT), an eligibility dispute in skeleton 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 balances a federation's rules on who may compete against the athlete's rights.
Summary
Troy Billington v. Fédération Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing (FIBT): an eligibility dispute in skeleton before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 18/02/2002. The Court held that the appeal was dismissed. The full award is available from CAS.
The detail
Parties: Troy Billington v. Fédération Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing (FIBT)
Case number: CAS 2002/H/005
Outcome: Dismissed
Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.
Issues in play: an eligibility dispute
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