CAS 2012/H/006 Ángel Mullera Rodriguez v. Comité Olímpico Español (COE), Consejo Superior de Deportes (CSD), Real Federacion Espanola de Atletismo (RFEA)
Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 01/08/2012
Why it matters
Ángel Mullera Rodriguez v. Comité Olímpico Español (COE), Consejo Superior de Deportes (CSD), Real Federacion Espanola de Atletismo (RFEA), an eligibility dispute 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 partially upheld. For a student, it shows how CAS balances a federation's rules on who may compete against the athlete's rights.
Summary
Ángel Mullera Rodriguez v. Comité Olímpico Español (COE), Consejo Superior de Deportes (CSD), Real Federacion Espanola de Atletismo (RFEA): an eligibility dispute in athletics before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 01/08/2012. The Court held that the appeal was partially upheld. The full award is available from CAS.
The detail
Parties: Ángel Mullera Rodriguez v. Comité Olímpico Español (COE), Consejo Superior de Deportes (CSD), Real Federacion Espanola de Atletismo (RFEA)
Case number: CAS 2012/H/006
Outcome: Partially Upheld
Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.
Issues in play: an eligibility dispute
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