CAS 2008/A/1641 Netherlands Antilles Olympic Committee (NAOC) v. International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), United States Olympic Committee (USOC)
Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 06/03/2009
Why it matters
Netherlands Antilles Olympic Committee (NAOC) v. International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), United States Olympic Committee (USOC), an eligibility dispute 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 balances a federation's rules on who may compete against the athlete's rights.
Summary
Netherlands Antilles Olympic Committee (NAOC) v. International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), United States Olympic Committee (USOC): an eligibility dispute in athletics before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 06/03/2009. The Court held that the appeal was dismissed. The full award is available from CAS.
The detail
Parties: Netherlands Antilles Olympic Committee (NAOC) v. International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), United States Olympic Committee (USOC)
Case number: CAS 2008/A/1641
Outcome: Dismissed
Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.
Issues in play: an eligibility dispute
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