CAS 2004/A/549 D., Real Federacion Espanola de Gimnasia (RFEG) v. Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG)
Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 27/05/2004
Why it matters
D., Real Federacion Espanola de Gimnasia (RFEG) v. Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG), an anti-doping case in gymnastics decided by the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne, the final tribunal of world sport. The Court held that the appeal was partially upheld. 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
D., Real Federacion Espanola de Gimnasia (RFEG) v. Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG): an anti-doping case in gymnastics before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 27/05/2004. The Court held that the appeal was partially upheld. The full award is available from CAS.
The detail
Parties: D., Real Federacion Espanola de Gimnasia (RFEG) v. Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG)
Case number: CAS 2004/A/549
Outcome: Partially Upheld
Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.
Issues in play: an anti-doping case
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