CAS 2017/A/5282 World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) v. F., International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF)
Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 09/04/2018
Why it matters
World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) v. F., International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), an anti-doping case in ice hockey decided by the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne, the final tribunal of world sport. The Court held that the appeal was partially 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. F., International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF): an anti-doping case in ice hockey before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 09/04/2018. The Court held that the appeal was partially upheld. The full award is available from CAS.
The detail
Parties: World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) v. F., International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF)
Case number: CAS 2017/A/5282
Outcome: Partially Upheld
Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.
Issues in play: an anti-doping case
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