CAS 2009/A/1879 Alejandro Valverde v. Agence Mondiale Antidopage (AMA), Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano (CONI), Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI)
Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 16/03/2010
Why it matters
Alejandro Valverde v. Agence Mondiale Antidopage (AMA), Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano (CONI), Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), 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
Alejandro Valverde v. Agence Mondiale Antidopage (AMA), Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano (CONI), Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI): an anti-doping case in cycling before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 16/03/2010. The Court held that the appeal was dismissed. The full award is available from CAS.
The detail
Parties: Alejandro Valverde v. Agence Mondiale Antidopage (AMA), Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano (CONI), Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI)
Case number: CAS 2009/A/1879
Outcome: Dismissed
Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.
Issues in play: an anti-doping case
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