CAS 2007/A/1373 Fédération Internationale de Natation (FINA) v. Confederação Brasileira de Desportos Acquáticos (CBDA), G.
Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 09/05/2008
Why it matters
Fédération Internationale de Natation (FINA) v. Confederação Brasileira de Desportos Acquáticos (CBDA), G., an anti-doping case in aquatics 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
Fédération Internationale de Natation (FINA) v. Confederação Brasileira de Desportos Acquáticos (CBDA), G.: an anti-doping case in aquatics before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 09/05/2008. The Court held that the appeal was dismissed. The full award is available from CAS.
The detail
Parties: Fédération Internationale de Natation (FINA) v. Confederação Brasileira de Desportos Acquáticos (CBDA), G.
Case number: CAS 2007/A/1373
Outcome: Dismissed
Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.
Issues in play: an anti-doping case
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