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CAS 2016/H/018 Kiril Sveshnikov, Dmitry Sokolov, Dmitry Strakhov v. Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI)

Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 05/08/2016

Why it matters

Kiril Sveshnikov, Dmitry Sokolov, Dmitry Strakhov v. Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), an eligibility dispute in cycling 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

Kiril Sveshnikov, Dmitry Sokolov, Dmitry Strakhov v. Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI): an eligibility dispute in cycling before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 05/08/2016. The Court held that the appeal was dismissed. The full award is available from CAS.

The detail

Parties: Kiril Sveshnikov, Dmitry Sokolov, Dmitry Strakhov v. Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI)

Case number: CAS 2016/H/018

Outcome: Dismissed

Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.

Issues in play: an eligibility dispute

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