CAS 2022/H/005 Irish Bobsleigh & Skeleton Association v. International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation (IBSF), International Olympic Committee (IOC)
Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 01/02/2022
Why it matters
Irish Bobsleigh & Skeleton Association v. International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation (IBSF), International Olympic Committee (IOC), an eligibility dispute in skeleton 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
Irish Bobsleigh & Skeleton Association v. International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation (IBSF), International Olympic Committee (IOC): an eligibility dispute in skeleton before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 01/02/2022. The Court held that the appeal was dismissed. The full award is available from CAS.
The detail
Parties: Irish Bobsleigh & Skeleton Association v. International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation (IBSF), International Olympic Committee (IOC)
Case number: CAS 2022/H/005
Outcome: Dismissed
Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.
Issues in play: an eligibility dispute
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