OLYMPIC GAMES PARIS 2024 THE COURT OF ARBITRATION FOR SPORT (CAS) TO OPEN TWO TEMPORARY OFFICES IN PARIS

Lausanne, 11 June 2024 - The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) is preparing to open two temporary offices in Paris for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games (the Games). The first, the CAS Ad Hoc Division, will resolve any legal disputes that arise during the Games. This temporary tribunal has operated at every edition of the Summer and Winter Olympic Games since 1996, as well as at other major sporting events. The CAS Ad hoc Division guarantees free access to high quality dispute resolution services conducted within a timeframe consistent with the competition schedule as decisions can be rendered within 24 hours in urgent matters.
The second temporary office is for the CAS Anti-Doping Division which will adjudicate anti-doping-related matters arising during the Games. This structure, in operation since the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, will handle potential doping cases referred to it by the International Testing Agency (ITA) in accordance with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Anti-doping Rules.

Both offices will be located within the Paris judicial court in the 17th arrondissement of Paris and will operate from 16 July 2024 until 11 August 2024. The CAS expresses its gratitude to the Tribunal Judiciaire de Paris and the Paris 2024 Organising Committee for their assistance in securing these premises for the CAS operations.

Ad hoc Division:
The procedural rules applicable to the CAS Ad Hoc Division are available on the CAS website:
https://www.tas-cas.org/en/arbitration/ad-hoc-division.html. The Ad Hoc Division will be composed as follows:
President: Mr Michael Lenard OLY, USA
Co-President: Dr Elisabeth Steiner, Austria
Co-President: Ms Carole Malinvaud, France
Arbitrators present in Paris (in alphabetical order):
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Hon. Dr Annabelle Bennett AC SC, Australia
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Ms Carine Dupeyron, France
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Ms Laila El Shentenawi, Egypt
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Dr Hamid Gharavi, France/Iran
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Mr Lars Hilliger, Denmark
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Prof. LU Song, China
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Mr Roberto Moreno, Paraguay
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Prof. Philippe Sands KC, UK/France
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Ms Kristen Thorsness OLY, USA

Available remotely:
Ms Raphaëlle Favre Schnyder, Switzerland
Dr Heiner Kahlert, Germany
Dr Leanne O'Leary, UK/New Zealand

Anti-Doping Division:
The Anti-Doping Division will be composed as follows:
President: Mr Ivo Eusebio, Switzerland
Deputy President: Mr David W. Rivkin, USA
Arbitrators (in alphabetical order):
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Mr John Boultbee, Australia
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Prof. Matt Mitten, USA
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Judge Martina Spreitzer-Kropiunik, Austria
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Judge Mark Williams SC, Australia

Available remotely:
Prof. Dr Jens Evald, Denmark/New Zealand

Mr Markus Manninen, Finland

The Division Presidents and arbitrators selected to participate in these special CAS structures are all experienced lawyers, judges or professors specialized in sports law, anti-doping regulations and/or arbitration.