CAS 2008/H/001 Azerbaijan National Olympic Committee (ANOC), Azerbaijan Field Hockey Federation (AFHF), the Players v. International Hockey Federation (FIH)
Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 02/08/2008
Why it matters
Azerbaijan National Olympic Committee (ANOC), Azerbaijan Field Hockey Federation (AFHF), the Players v. International Hockey Federation (FIH), an eligibility dispute in hockey 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
Azerbaijan National Olympic Committee (ANOC), Azerbaijan Field Hockey Federation (AFHF), the Players v. International Hockey Federation (FIH): an eligibility dispute in hockey before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 02/08/2008. The Court held that the appeal was dismissed. The full award is available from CAS.
The detail
Parties: Azerbaijan National Olympic Committee (ANOC), Azerbaijan Field Hockey Federation (AFHF), the Players v. International Hockey Federation (FIH)
Case number: CAS 2008/H/001
Outcome: Dismissed
Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.
Issues in play: an eligibility dispute
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