CAS 2012/A/2789 International Paralympic Committee (IPC) v. I., Sport Federation for Visually Impaired Athletes in Venezuela (FEPOCIVE), Venezuelan National Anti-Doping Organization (VNADO), Venezuelan National Paralympic Committee (COPAVEN)
Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 28/08/2012
Why it matters
International Paralympic Committee (IPC) v. I., Sport Federation for Visually Impaired Athletes in Venezuela (FEPOCIVE), Venezuelan National Anti-Doping Organization (VNADO), Venezuelan National Paralympic Committee (COPAVEN), an anti-doping case in paralympic sport 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 Paralympic Committee (IPC) v. I., Sport Federation for Visually Impaired Athletes in Venezuela (FEPOCIVE), Venezuelan National Anti-Doping Organization (VNADO), Venezuelan National Paralympic Committee (COPAVEN): an anti-doping case in paralympic sport before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 28/08/2012. The Court held that the appeal was upheld. The full award is available from CAS.
The detail
Parties: International Paralympic Committee (IPC) v. I., Sport Federation for Visually Impaired Athletes in Venezuela (FEPOCIVE), Venezuelan National Anti-Doping Organization (VNADO), Venezuelan National Paralympic Committee (COPAVEN)
Case number: CAS 2012/A/2789
Outcome: Upheld
Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.
Issues in play: an anti-doping case
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