CAS 2015/A/4127 Ian Chan v. Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES), Canadian Wheelchair Sports Association (CWSA)
Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 11/12/2015
Why it matters
Ian Chan v. Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES), Canadian Wheelchair Sports Association (CWSA), 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 dismissed. 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
Ian Chan v. Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES), Canadian Wheelchair Sports Association (CWSA): an anti-doping case in paralympic sport before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 11/12/2015. The Court held that the appeal was dismissed. The full award is available from CAS.
The detail
Parties: Ian Chan v. Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES), Canadian Wheelchair Sports Association (CWSA)
Case number: CAS 2015/A/4127
Outcome: Dismissed
Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.
Issues in play: an anti-doping case
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