CAS 2021/A/8134 Siphiwe Baleka v. Fédération Internationale de Natation (FINA)
Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 26/07/2021
Why it matters
Siphiwe Baleka v. Fédération Internationale de Natation (FINA), an eligibility dispute in aquatics 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
Siphiwe Baleka v. Fédération Internationale de Natation (FINA): an eligibility dispute in aquatics before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 26/07/2021. The Court held that the appeal was dismissed. The full award is available from CAS.
The detail
Parties: Siphiwe Baleka v. Fédération Internationale de Natation (FINA)
Case number: CAS 2021/A/8134
Outcome: Dismissed
Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.
Issues in play: an eligibility dispute
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