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CAS 2021/A/8012 Natalya Antyukh v. World Athletics

Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 13/06/2022

Why it matters

Natalya Antyukh v. World Athletics, an anti-doping case 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 partially upheld. For a student, it shows how CAS applies the World Anti-Doping Code: the athlete bears a heavy burden to explain an adverse finding, and CAS reviews both the science and the sanction afresh.

Summary

Natalya Antyukh v. World Athletics: an anti-doping case in athletics before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 13/06/2022. The Court held that the appeal was partially upheld. The full award is available from CAS.

The detail

Parties: Natalya Antyukh v. World Athletics

Case number: CAS 2021/A/8012

Outcome: Partially Upheld

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

Issues in play: an anti-doping case

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