CAS 2016/A/4716 Cole Henning v. South African Institute for Drug-Free Sport (SAIDS)
Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 09/03/2017
Why it matters
Cole Henning v. South African Institute for Drug-Free Sport (SAIDS), an anti-doping case in mixed martial arts 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
Cole Henning v. South African Institute for Drug-Free Sport (SAIDS): an anti-doping case in mixed martial arts before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 09/03/2017. The Court held that the appeal was dismissed. The full award is available from CAS.
The detail
Parties: Cole Henning v. South African Institute for Drug-Free Sport (SAIDS)
Case number: CAS 2016/A/4716
Outcome: Dismissed
Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.
Issues in play: an anti-doping case
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