CAS 2011/A/2353 Erik Tysse v. International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), Norwegian Athletics Federation (NAF)
Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 29/08/2011
Why it matters
Erik Tysse v. International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), Norwegian Athletics Federation (NAF), an anti-doping case in athletics 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
Erik Tysse v. International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), Norwegian Athletics Federation (NAF): an anti-doping case in athletics before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 29/08/2011. The Court held that the appeal was dismissed. The full award is available from CAS.
The detail
Parties: Erik Tysse v. International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), Norwegian Athletics Federation (NAF)
Case number: CAS 2011/A/2353
Outcome: Dismissed
Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.
Issues in play: an anti-doping case
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