CAS 2017/A/5260 World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) v. Demarte Pena, South African Institute for Drug-Free Sport (SAIDS)
Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 21/06/2018
Why it matters
World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) v. Demarte Pena, 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 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
World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) v. Demarte Pena, South African Institute for Drug-Free Sport (SAIDS): an anti-doping case in mixed martial arts before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 21/06/2018. The Court held that the appeal was upheld. The full award is available from CAS.
The detail
Parties: World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) v. Demarte Pena, South African Institute for Drug-Free Sport (SAIDS)
Case number: CAS 2017/A/5260
Outcome: Upheld
Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.
Issues in play: an anti-doping case
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