CAS 2018/O/5794 & 5798 Mokgadi Caster Semenya, Athletics South Africa v. International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF)
Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 30/04/2019
Why it matters
Mokgadi Caster Semenya, Athletics South Africa v. International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), an eligibility dispute in athletics decided by the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne, the final tribunal of world sport. The Court held that the appeal was dismissed. For a student, it shows how CAS balances a federation's rules on who may compete against the athlete's rights.
Summary
Mokgadi Caster Semenya, Athletics South Africa v. International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF): an eligibility dispute in athletics before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 30/04/2019. The Court held that the appeal was dismissed. The full award is available from CAS.
The detail
Parties: Mokgadi Caster Semenya, Athletics South Africa v. International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF)
Case number: CAS 2018/O/5794 & 5798
Outcome: Dismissed
Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.
Issues in play: an eligibility dispute
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