Amusan cleared to compete in Olympics, CAS rejects doping charges

Amusan cleared to compete in Olympics, CAS rejects doping charges

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has dismissed the appeals filed by World Athletics and the World Anti-Doping Agency against the decision of the World Athletics Disciplinary Tribunal (WADT) of 17 August 2023 regarding Nigerian hurdler Tobi Amusan, who was found not to have committed an anti-doping violation and will be able to participate in the Paris Olympic Games.


CAS plans two offices for Olympic Games in Paris

CAS plans two offices for Olympic Games in Paris

The International Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) is preparing to open two temporary offices in Paris for the Olympic Games. There will be one office for the CAS Ad Hoc Division, which will handle all legal disputes that arise during the Summer Games. The second temporary office is for the CAS Anti-Doping Division, which decides on possible doping cases.






ITF’s independent arbitration under the umbrella of CAS

ITF’s independent arbitration under the umbrella of CAS

The International Taekwon-Do Federation was originally founded in 1966 in Seoul. Since then and over time, the ITF moved its headquarter together with the legal registration to a few countries. The most recent move was decided in the ITF General Assembly on 3 October, 2022, moving the ITF to Lausanne, Switzerland, coming into force on 1 January 1. Together with the move, new statutes were approved replacing all previous texts.