CAS 2010/H/003 Virgin Islands Olympic Committee (VIOC) v. International Olympic Committee (IOC)
Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 12/02/2010
Why it matters
Virgin Islands Olympic Committee (VIOC) v. International Olympic Committee (IOC), an eligibility dispute in skeleton 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
Virgin Islands Olympic Committee (VIOC) v. International Olympic Committee (IOC): an eligibility dispute in skeleton 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: Virgin Islands Olympic Committee (VIOC) v. International Olympic Committee (IOC)
Case number: CAS 2010/H/003
Outcome: Dismissed
Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.
Issues in play: an eligibility dispute
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