CAS Award: CAS 2014/A/3615, WADA v. Lauris Daiders, Jànis Daiders, and FIM, January 30, 2015 While the fact pattern in this case – the unexplained presence of a Prohibited Substance allegedly attributable to supplement contamination – is not out of the ordinary, the thoroughness of the legal discussion undertaken by the CAS panel does stand [...]
CAS Award: CAS 2013/A/3437, International Shooting Sport Federation v. WADA, December 18, 2014. The granting of Therapeutic Use Exemptions (“TUE”) is an important aspect of an Anti-Doping Organization’s daily activities. It is also the only way for Athletes to receive medical treatment while staying active in competitive sport when they are obliged, for therapeutic reasons [...]
CAS Award: CAS 2014/A/3876, Stewart v. FIM, April 27, 2015. FACTS James Stewart, a professional motocross and supercross rider, had been regularly taking the medication “Adderall” since 2012,[1] when he underwent an In-Competition Doping Control test on 12 April at the 2014 AMA Supercross FIM World Championship.[2] In May 2014, an analysis of the rider’s [...]
CAS Award: WADA v. Lallukka, CAS 2014/A/3488, November 20, 2014 FACTS In September 2011, the Finnish cross-country skier Juha Lallukka (the “skier”), a National-Level Athlete affiliated with the Finnish Ski Association, was subjected to an Out-of-Competition test. The analysis returned an Adverse Analytical Finding for recombinant human Growth Hormone (“rhGH”, a synthetic form of exogenously [...]
Download the Bekele Blog Post HERE CAS Award: Alemitu Bekele Degfa v. Turkish Athletics Federation & IAAF, CAS 2013/A/3080, March 14, 2014. In this award, recently published in the CAS bulletin, Alemitu Bekele Degfa – a long-distance runner of Turkish Nationality and Ethiopian origin – was found to have committed an anti-doping violation with aggravating circumstances. [...]
