CAS 2004/A/725 United States Olympic Committee (USOC), Michael Johnson, Antonio Pettigrew, Angelo Taylor, Alvin Harrison, Calvin Harrison v. International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), International Olympic Committee (IOC)
Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 20/07/2005
Why it matters
United States Olympic Committee (USOC), Michael Johnson, Antonio Pettigrew, Angelo Taylor, Alvin Harrison, Calvin Harrison v. International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), International Olympic Committee (IOC), a disciplinary case in athletics decided by the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne, the final tribunal of world sport. The Court held that the appeal was upheld. For a student, it shows how CAS reviews disciplinary sanctions imposed by a federation, checking both the finding and the proportionality of the penalty.
Summary
United States Olympic Committee (USOC), Michael Johnson, Antonio Pettigrew, Angelo Taylor, Alvin Harrison, Calvin Harrison v. International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), International Olympic Committee (IOC): a disciplinary case in athletics before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 20/07/2005. The Court held that the appeal was upheld. The full award is available from CAS.
The detail
Parties: United States Olympic Committee (USOC), Michael Johnson, Antonio Pettigrew, Angelo Taylor, Alvin Harrison, Calvin Harrison v. International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), International Olympic Committee (IOC)
Case number: CAS 2004/A/725
Outcome: Upheld
Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.
Issues in play: a disciplinary case
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