CAS 2020/H/005 Oksana Kalashinikova, Ekaterine Gorgodze v. Georgia Tennis Federation, Georgian National Olympic Committee, International Tennis Federation (ITF)
Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 23/07/2021
Why it matters
Oksana Kalashinikova, Ekaterine Gorgodze v. Georgia Tennis Federation, Georgian National Olympic Committee, International Tennis Federation (ITF), an eligibility dispute in tennis 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
Oksana Kalashinikova, Ekaterine Gorgodze v. Georgia Tennis Federation, Georgian National Olympic Committee, International Tennis Federation (ITF): an eligibility dispute in tennis before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 23/07/2021. The Court held that the appeal was dismissed. The full award is available from CAS.
The detail
Parties: Oksana Kalashinikova, Ekaterine Gorgodze v. Georgia Tennis Federation, Georgian National Olympic Committee, International Tennis Federation (ITF)
Case number: CAS 2020/H/005
Outcome: Dismissed
Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.
Issues in play: an eligibility dispute
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