CAS 2010/H/002 Confederaçao Brasileira de Desporto no Gelo (CBDG) v. Fédération Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing (FIBT)
Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 12/02/2010
Why it matters
Confederaçao Brasileira de Desporto no Gelo (CBDG) 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 dismissed. For a student, it shows how CAS balances a federation's rules on who may compete against the athlete's rights.
Summary
Confederaçao Brasileira de Desporto no Gelo (CBDG) v. Fédération Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing (FIBT): an eligibility dispute in bobsleigh before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 12/02/2010. The Court held that the appeal was dismissed. The full award is available from CAS.
The detail
Parties: Confederaçao Brasileira de Desporto no Gelo (CBDG) v. Fédération Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing (FIBT)
Case number: CAS 2010/H/002
Outcome: Dismissed
Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.
Issues in play: an eligibility dispute
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