CAS 2021/A/8034 United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC), American Canoe Association (ACA) v. Brazilian Olympic Committee (BOC), International Canoe Federation (ICF), International Olympic Committee (IOC)
Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 23/07/2021
Why it matters
United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC), American Canoe Association (ACA) v. Brazilian Olympic Committee (BOC), International Canoe Federation (ICF), International Olympic Committee (IOC), an eligibility dispute in canoe decided by the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne, the final tribunal of world sport. The Court held that the appeal was held inadmissible. For a student, it shows how CAS balances a federation's rules on who may compete against the athlete's rights.
Summary
United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC), American Canoe Association (ACA) v. Brazilian Olympic Committee (BOC), International Canoe Federation (ICF), International Olympic Committee (IOC): an eligibility dispute in canoe before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 23/07/2021. The Court held that the appeal was held inadmissible. The full award is available from CAS.
The detail
Parties: United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC), American Canoe Association (ACA) v. Brazilian Olympic Committee (BOC), International Canoe Federation (ICF), International Olympic Committee (IOC)
Case number: CAS 2021/A/8034
Outcome: Inadmissible
Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.
Issues in play: an eligibility dispute
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