CAS 2012/A/2791 World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) v. Harun Rasheed, Malaysia Athletic Federation (MAF), Mohamad Noor Imran Hadi, Norjannah Hafiszah Jamaludin, Nurul Sarah Abdul Kadir, Siti Fatimah Mohamad, Siti Zubaidah Adabi, Yee Yi Ling
Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 24/05/2013
Why it matters
World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) v. Harun Rasheed, Malaysia Athletic Federation (MAF), Mohamad Noor Imran Hadi, Norjannah Hafiszah Jamaludin, Nurul Sarah Abdul Kadir, Siti Fatimah Mohamad, Siti Zubaidah Adabi, Yee Yi Ling, 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
World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) v. Harun Rasheed, Malaysia Athletic Federation (MAF), Mohamad Noor Imran Hadi, Norjannah Hafiszah Jamaludin, Nurul Sarah Abdul Kadir, Siti Fatimah Mohamad, Siti Zubaidah Adabi, Yee Yi Ling: an anti-doping case in athletics before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 24/05/2013. The Court held that the appeal was upheld. The full award is available from CAS.
The detail
Parties: World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) v. Harun Rasheed, Malaysia Athletic Federation (MAF), Mohamad Noor Imran Hadi, Norjannah Hafiszah Jamaludin, Nurul Sarah Abdul Kadir, Siti Fatimah Mohamad, Siti Zubaidah Adabi, Yee Yi Ling
Case number: CAS 2012/A/2791
Outcome: Upheld
Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.
Issues in play: an anti-doping case
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