CAS 2016/A/4615 Asli Cakir Alptekin v. World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)
Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 05/07/2016
Why it matters
Asli Cakir Alptekin v. World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), 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 dismissed. For a student, it shows how CAS balances a federation's rules on who may compete against the athlete's rights.
Summary
Asli Cakir Alptekin v. World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA): an eligibility dispute in athletics before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 05/07/2016. The Court held that the appeal was dismissed. The full award is available from CAS.
The detail
Parties: Asli Cakir Alptekin v. World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)
Case number: CAS 2016/A/4615
Outcome: Dismissed
Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.
Issues in play: an eligibility dispute
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