CAS 2013/A/3080 Alemitu Bekele Degfa v. International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), Turkish Athletics Federation (TAF)
Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 14/03/2013
Why it matters
Alemitu Bekele Degfa v. International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), Turkish Athletics Federation (TAF), 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 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
Alemitu Bekele Degfa v. International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), Turkish Athletics Federation (TAF): an anti-doping case in athletics before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 14/03/2013. The Court held that the appeal was partially upheld. The full award is available from CAS.
The detail
Parties: Alemitu Bekele Degfa v. International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), Turkish Athletics Federation (TAF)
Case number: CAS 2013/A/3080
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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