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CAS 2020/H/002 Loredana Elena Toma v. International Olympic Committee (IOC), International Weightlifting Federation (IWF), Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee (ROSC)

Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 18/07/2021

Why it matters

Loredana Elena Toma v. International Olympic Committee (IOC), International Weightlifting Federation (IWF), Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee (ROSC), an eligibility dispute in weightlifting decided by the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne, the final tribunal of world sport. The Court held that CAS found it had no jurisdiction. For a student, it shows how CAS balances a federation's rules on who may compete against the athlete's rights.

Summary

Loredana Elena Toma v. International Olympic Committee (IOC), International Weightlifting Federation (IWF), Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee (ROSC): an eligibility dispute in weightlifting before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 18/07/2021. The Court held that CAS found it had no jurisdiction. The full award is available from CAS.

The detail

Parties: Loredana Elena Toma v. International Olympic Committee (IOC), International Weightlifting Federation (IWF), Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee (ROSC)

Case number: CAS 2020/H/002

Outcome: Jurisdiction denied

Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.

Issues in play: an eligibility dispute

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