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CAS 2006/A/1175 D. v. International DanceSport Federation (IDSF)

Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 26/06/2007

Why it matters

D. v. International DanceSport Federation (IDSF), an anti-doping case in dancesport 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. v. International DanceSport Federation (IDSF): an anti-doping case in dancesport before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 26/06/2007. The Court held that the appeal was partially upheld. The full award is available from CAS.

The detail

Parties: D. v. International DanceSport Federation (IDSF)

Case number: CAS 2006/A/1175

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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