CAS 2017/A/5155 Necmettin Erbakan Akyüz v. International Wushu Federation (IWUF)
Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 21/09/2017
Why it matters
Necmettin Erbakan Akyüz v. International Wushu Federation (IWUF), a disciplinary case in wushu 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 reviews disciplinary sanctions imposed by a federation, checking both the finding and the proportionality of the penalty.
Summary
Necmettin Erbakan Akyüz v. International Wushu Federation (IWUF): a disciplinary case in wushu before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 21/09/2017. The Court held that the appeal was upheld. The full award is available from CAS.
The detail
Parties: Necmettin Erbakan Akyüz v. International Wushu Federation (IWUF)
Case number: CAS 2017/A/5155
Outcome: Upheld
Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.
Issues in play: a disciplinary case
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