CAS 2016/A/4596 Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) v. Mohammed Mohammed Noor Adam Hawsawi, Saudi Arabian Anti-Doping Committee, Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee
Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 15/12/2016
Why it matters
Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) v. Mohammed Mohammed Noor Adam Hawsawi, Saudi Arabian Anti-Doping Committee, Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee, an anti-doping case in football decided by the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne, the final tribunal of world sport. The Court held that the appeal was 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
Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) v. Mohammed Mohammed Noor Adam Hawsawi, Saudi Arabian Anti-Doping Committee, Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee: an anti-doping case in football before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 15/12/2016. The Court held that the appeal was upheld. The full award is available from CAS.
The detail
Parties: Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) v. Mohammed Mohammed Noor Adam Hawsawi, Saudi Arabian Anti-Doping Committee, Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee
Case number: CAS 2016/A/4596
Outcome: Upheld
Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.
Issues in play: an anti-doping case
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