CAS 2020/H/013-O Krystsina Tsimanouskaya v. National Olympic Committee of Belarus
Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 02/08/2021
Why it matters
Krystsina Tsimanouskaya v. National Olympic Committee of Belarus, 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
Krystsina Tsimanouskaya v. National Olympic Committee of Belarus: an eligibility dispute in athletics before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 02/08/2021. The Court held that the appeal was dismissed. The full award is available from CAS.
The detail
Parties: Krystsina Tsimanouskaya v. National Olympic Committee of Belarus
Case number: CAS 2020/H/013-O
Outcome: Dismissed
Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.
Issues in play: an eligibility dispute
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