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CAS 2017/A/5474 Inna Dyubanok v. International Olympic Committee (IOC)

Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 01/02/2018

Why it matters

Inna Dyubanok v. International Olympic Committee (IOC), 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

Inna Dyubanok v. International Olympic Committee (IOC): an anti-doping case in ice hockey 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: Inna Dyubanok v. International Olympic Committee (IOC)

Case number: CAS 2017/A/5474

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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