CAS 2012/A/3029 World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) v. Anthony West, Fédération Internationale Motocycliste (FIM)
Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 22/11/2013
Why it matters
World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) v. Anthony West, Fédération Internationale Motocycliste (FIM), an anti-doping case in motorcycle sports decided by the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne, the final tribunal of world sport. The Court held that the appeal was partially 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. Anthony West, Fédération Internationale Motocycliste (FIM): an anti-doping case in motorcycle sports before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 22/11/2013. The Court held that the appeal was partially upheld. The full award is available from CAS.
The detail
Parties: World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) v. Anthony West, Fédération Internationale Motocycliste (FIM)
Case number: CAS 2012/A/3029
Outcome: Partially Upheld
Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.
Issues in play: an anti-doping case
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