CAS 2019/A/6557 & 6663 Japan Mountaineering & Sport Climbing Association v. International Federation of Sport Climbing
Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 10/12/2020
Why it matters
Japan Mountaineering & Sport Climbing Association v. International Federation of Sport Climbing, an eligibility dispute in sport climbing 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
Japan Mountaineering & Sport Climbing Association v. International Federation of Sport Climbing: an eligibility dispute in sport climbing before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 10/12/2020. The Court held that the appeal was dismissed. The full award is available from CAS.
The detail
Parties: Japan Mountaineering & Sport Climbing Association v. International Federation of Sport Climbing
Case number: CAS 2019/A/6557 & 6663
Outcome: Dismissed
Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.
Issues in play: an eligibility dispute
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