CAS 2010/H/001 Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) v. Fédération Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing (FIBT)
Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 09/02/2010
Why it matters
Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) v. Fédération Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing (FIBT), an eligibility dispute in bobsleigh 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 balances a federation's rules on who may compete against the athlete's rights.
Summary
Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) v. Fédération Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing (FIBT): an eligibility dispute in bobsleigh before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 09/02/2010. The Court held that the appeal was upheld. The full award is available from CAS.
The detail
Parties: Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) v. Fédération Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing (FIBT)
Case number: CAS 2010/H/001
Outcome: Upheld
Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.
Issues in play: an eligibility dispute
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