OLYMPIC GAMES PARIS 2024 ATHLETICS
THE CAS AD HOC DIVISION DENIES THE APPLICATIONS FILED BY ADRIEN COULIBALY (FRA) AND DANY BRAND (SUI)
Paris, 5 August 2024 - The CAS Ad hoc Division for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games has issued decisions in the following matters:
TAS OG 24/11 Adrien Coulibaly v. Comité National Olympique et Sportif Français (CNOSF)
The Sole Arbitrator appointed to decide the application filed by French 400m runner Adrien Coulibaly (the Applicant) against the decision taken by the French National and Olympic Sports Committee (CNOSF) to not register him for the 4x400m relay event at the Olympic Games Paris 2024 (the Challenged Decision) has ruled that the CAS Ad hoc Division does not have jurisdiction to entertain the matter. As a consequence, the case could not be reviewed on the merits.
The Applicant had sought a decision from the CAS Ad hoc Division annulling the Challenged Decision and authorising the inclusion of an additional athlete on the list for the 4x400m relay event. The Sole Arbitrator, Ms Carine Dupeyron (FRA), held a hearing with the parties at the Tribunal de Paris on 3 August 2024. Due to the urgency of the matter, the Sole Arbitrator, issued only the operative part of the award; the full award with grounds will be published at a later date.
CAS OG 24/13 Dany Brand v. World Athletics
The Sole Arbitrator appointed to decide the application filed by Swiss athlete Dany Brand (the Applicant) in which he sought a ruling from the CAS Ad hoc Division declaring him eligible to compete in the Men's 400m hurdles at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, further to the withdrawal of Ludvy Vaillant (FRA) who had received a quota place during the reallocation phase, has dismissed the application.
In his application to the CAS Ad hoc Division, the Applicant considered that he was the next eligible athlete for a reallocation quota place and that the place not used by Ludvy Vaillant should be reallocated to him.
Mr Lars Hilliger (DEN), sitting as a Sole Arbitrator, with the agreement of the parties issued the decision on the basis of the parties’ written submissions, without holding a hearing. Due to the urgency of the matter, the Sole Arbitrator, issued only the operative part of the award; the full award with grounds will be published at a later date.
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