CAS 2021/A/8140 Gymnastics Canada v. Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG)
Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 23/07/2021
Why it matters
Gymnastics Canada v. Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG), an eligibility dispute in gymnastics 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
Gymnastics Canada v. Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG): an eligibility dispute in gymnastics 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: Gymnastics Canada v. Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG)
Case number: CAS 2021/A/8140
Outcome: Dismissed
Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.
Issues in play: an eligibility dispute
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