CAS 2008/A/1718-1724 International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) v. All Russia Athletics Federation (ARAF), Darya Pishchalnikova, Gulfiya Khanafeyeva, Olga Yegorova, Svetlana Cherkasova, Tatyana Tomashova, Yelena Soboleva, Yuliya Fomenko
Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 18/11/2009
Why it matters
International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) v. All Russia Athletics Federation (ARAF), Darya Pishchalnikova, Gulfiya Khanafeyeva, Olga Yegorova, Svetlana Cherkasova, Tatyana Tomashova, Yelena Soboleva, Yuliya Fomenko, 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 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
International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) v. All Russia Athletics Federation (ARAF), Darya Pishchalnikova, Gulfiya Khanafeyeva, Olga Yegorova, Svetlana Cherkasova, Tatyana Tomashova, Yelena Soboleva, Yuliya Fomenko: an anti-doping case in athletics before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 18/11/2009. The Court held that the appeal was partially upheld. The full award is available from CAS.
The detail
Parties: International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) v. All Russia Athletics Federation (ARAF), Darya Pishchalnikova, Gulfiya Khanafeyeva, Olga Yegorova, Svetlana Cherkasova, Tatyana Tomashova, Yelena Soboleva, Yuliya Fomenko
Case number: CAS 2008/A/1718-1724
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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