CAS 2006/A/1041 Stefan Ivanov Vassiliev v. Bulgarian Bobsleigh and Toboggan Federation (BBTF), Fédération Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing (FIBT)
Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 30/06/2006
Why it matters
Stefan Ivanov Vassiliev v. Bulgarian Bobsleigh and Toboggan Federation (BBTF), Fédération Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing (FIBT), an anti-doping case in bobsleigh 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
Stefan Ivanov Vassiliev v. Bulgarian Bobsleigh and Toboggan Federation (BBTF), Fédération Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing (FIBT): an anti-doping case in bobsleigh before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 30/06/2006. The Court held that the appeal was partially upheld. The full award is available from CAS.
The detail
Parties: Stefan Ivanov Vassiliev v. Bulgarian Bobsleigh and Toboggan Federation (BBTF), Fédération Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing (FIBT)
Case number: CAS 2006/A/1041
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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