CAS 2016/A/4417 & 4419 & 4420 Valentin Balakhnichev, Alexei Melnikov, Papa Massata Diack v. Ethics Commission of the International Association of Athletics Federations, International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF)
Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 21/08/2017
Why it matters
Valentin Balakhnichev, Alexei Melnikov, Papa Massata Diack v. Ethics Commission of the International Association of Athletics Federations, International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), a disciplinary 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 dismissed. For a student, it shows how CAS reviews disciplinary sanctions imposed by a federation, checking both the finding and the proportionality of the penalty.
Summary
Valentin Balakhnichev, Alexei Melnikov, Papa Massata Diack v. Ethics Commission of the International Association of Athletics Federations, International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF): a disciplinary case in athletics before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 21/08/2017. The Court held that the appeal was dismissed. The full award is available from CAS.
The detail
Parties: Valentin Balakhnichev, Alexei Melnikov, Papa Massata Diack v. Ethics Commission of the International Association of Athletics Federations, International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF)
Case number: CAS 2016/A/4417 & 4419 & 4420
Outcome: Dismissed
Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.
Issues in play: a disciplinary case
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