CAS 2004/A/748 Russian Olympic Committee (ROC), Viatcheslav Ekimov v. International Olympic Committee (IOC), Tyler Hamilton, United States Olympic Committee (USOC)
Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 27/06/2006
Why it matters
Russian Olympic Committee (ROC), Viatcheslav Ekimov v. International Olympic Committee (IOC), Tyler Hamilton, United States Olympic Committee (USOC), an anti-doping case in cycling 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
Russian Olympic Committee (ROC), Viatcheslav Ekimov v. International Olympic Committee (IOC), Tyler Hamilton, United States Olympic Committee (USOC): an anti-doping case in cycling before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 27/06/2006. The Court held that the appeal was dismissed. The full award is available from CAS.
The detail
Parties: Russian Olympic Committee (ROC), Viatcheslav Ekimov v. International Olympic Committee (IOC), Tyler Hamilton, United States Olympic Committee (USOC)
Case number: CAS 2004/A/748
Outcome: Dismissed
Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.
Issues in play: an anti-doping case
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