CAS 2010/A/2107 Flavia Oliveira v. United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA)
Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 06/12/2010
Why it matters
Flavia Oliveira v. United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), 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 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
Flavia Oliveira v. United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA): an anti-doping case in cycling before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 06/12/2010. The Court held that the appeal was upheld. The full award is available from CAS.
The detail
Parties: Flavia Oliveira v. United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA)
Case number: CAS 2010/A/2107
Outcome: Upheld
Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.
Issues in play: an anti-doping case
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