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Arbitration, Sports Law, Wrestling

NARSINGH YADAV SUSPENDED 4 YEARS FOLLOWING SUCCESSFUL APPEAL BY THE WORLD ANTI-DOPING AGENCY :THE DECISION OF THE NATIONAL ANTI-DOPING AGENCY OF INDIA IS SET ASIDE

The ad hoc Division of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) at  the Olympic Games Rio 2016 has rendered its decision in the arbitration between the World Antidoping Agency (WADA), the Indian wrestler Narsingh Yadav and the National Anti-doping Agency  of India (NADA).  WADA filed an urgent application before the CAS ad hoc Division to challenge the decision of NADA  India to exonerate Narsingh … Continue reading NARSINGH YADAV SUSPENDED 4 YEARS FOLLOWING SUCCESSFUL APPEAL BY THE WORLD ANTI-DOPING AGENCY :THE DECISION OF THE NATIONAL ANTI-DOPING AGENCY OF INDIA IS SET ASIDE

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Wrestling

Four Weightlifters Test Positive at World championships

The International Weightlifting Federation has suspended four athletes who failed doping tests at the world championships in Houston last month.  The IWF said Moldova’s Ghenadie Dudoglo, Silviya Angelova of Azerbaijan, Umurbek Bazarbayev of Turkmenistan and Saudi Arabia’s Mansour Abdulrahim M Al Saleem tested positive for different banned substances, including steroids. None of the four lifters won medals at the world championships, which were held from Nov. … Continue reading Four Weightlifters Test Positive at World championships

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Arbitration, Case Studies, Wrestling

Saeed Abdevali v. United World Wrestling

Factual Background : This claim arose out of a decision rendered on 30 September 2014 by the International Jury of Appeal constituted under the International Wrestling Rules of the United World Wrestling (the “UWW” or “Respondent”) which was formerly called International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles, popularly known as FILA, its French acronym. The Jury determined that Iranian athlete Mr Saeed Abdevali (the “Athlete” or … Continue reading Saeed Abdevali v. United World Wrestling

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