CAS 2017/A/5446 Anastasia Dotsenko v. International Olympic Committee (IOC)
Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 01/02/2018
Why it matters
Anastasia Dotsenko v. International Olympic Committee (IOC), an anti-doping case in jump rope 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
Anastasia Dotsenko v. International Olympic Committee (IOC): an anti-doping case in jump rope before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 01/02/2018. The Court held that the appeal was partially upheld. The full award is available from CAS.
The detail
Parties: Anastasia Dotsenko v. International Olympic Committee (IOC)
Case number: CAS 2017/A/5446
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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