CAS 2019/A/6181 Fédération Royale Belge de Gymnastique (FRBG) v. Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG), Japan Gymnastics Association (JGA)
Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 25/04/2019
Why it matters
Fédération Royale Belge de Gymnastique (FRBG) v. Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG), Japan Gymnastics Association (JGA), a governance dispute in gymnastics 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 resolves disputes over the governance of sport, the rules, elections and powers of federations.
Summary
Fédération Royale Belge de Gymnastique (FRBG) v. Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG), Japan Gymnastics Association (JGA): a governance dispute in gymnastics before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 25/04/2019. The Court held that the appeal was upheld. The full award is available from CAS.
The detail
Parties: Fédération Royale Belge de Gymnastique (FRBG) v. Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG), Japan Gymnastics Association (JGA)
Case number: CAS 2019/A/6181
Outcome: Upheld
Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.
Issues in play: a governance dispute
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