CAS 2004/A/628 International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) v. USA Track & Field (USATF), Y.
Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 28/06/2004
Why it matters
International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) v. USA Track & Field (USATF), Y., an anti-doping case in athletics decided by the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne, the final tribunal of world sport. 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
International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) v. USA Track & Field (USATF), Y.: an anti-doping case in athletics before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 28/06/2004. The full award is available from CAS.
The detail
Parties: International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) v. USA Track & Field (USATF), Y.
Case number: CAS 2004/A/628
Outcome: See the award.
Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.
Issues in play: an anti-doping case
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