CAS 2011/A/2414 Zivile Balciunaite v. International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), Lithuanian Athletics Federation (LAF)
Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 30/03/2012
Why it matters
Zivile Balciunaite v. International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), Lithuanian Athletics Federation (LAF), 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
Zivile Balciunaite v. International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), Lithuanian Athletics Federation (LAF): an anti-doping case in athletics before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 30/03/2012. The Court held that the appeal was dismissed. The full award is available from CAS.
The detail
Parties: Zivile Balciunaite v. International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), Lithuanian Athletics Federation (LAF)
Case number: CAS 2011/A/2414
Outcome: Dismissed
Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.
Issues in play: an anti-doping case
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