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CAS 2008/A/1461 & 1462 Justin Gatlin, International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) v. Justin Gatlin, United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), USA Track & Field (USATF)

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

Why it matters

Justin Gatlin, International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) v. Justin Gatlin, United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), USA Track & Field (USATF), an anti-doping case in athletics 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

Justin Gatlin, International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) v. Justin Gatlin, United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), USA Track & Field (USATF): an anti-doping case in athletics before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 06/06/2008. The Court held that the appeal was dismissed. The full award is available from CAS.

The detail

Parties: Justin Gatlin, International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) v. Justin Gatlin, United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), USA Track & Field (USATF)

Case number: CAS 2008/A/1461 & 1462

Outcome: Dismissed

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

Issues in play: an anti-doping case

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