CAS 2011/A/2678 International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) v. Francisco Fernandez Pelaez, Real Federacion Espanola de Atletismo (RFEA)
Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 17/04/2012
Why it matters
International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) v. Francisco Fernandez Pelaez, Real Federacion Espanola de Atletismo (RFEA), 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 upheld. 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
International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) v. Francisco Fernandez Pelaez, Real Federacion Espanola de Atletismo (RFEA): an anti-doping case in athletics before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 17/04/2012. The Court held that the appeal was upheld. The full award is available from CAS.
The detail
Parties: International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) v. Francisco Fernandez Pelaez, Real Federacion Espanola de Atletismo (RFEA)
Case number: CAS 2011/A/2678
Outcome: Upheld
Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.
Issues in play: an anti-doping case
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