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CAS 2007/A/1394 Floyd Landis v. United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA)

Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 30/06/2008

Why it matters

Floyd Landis v. United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), 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

Floyd Landis v. United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA): an anti-doping case in cycling before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 30/06/2008. The Court held that the appeal was dismissed. The full award is available from CAS.

The detail

Parties: Floyd Landis v. United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA)

Case number: CAS 2007/A/1394

Outcome: Dismissed

Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.

Issues in play: an anti-doping case

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