Kluwer: 2024 in Review: Sports Arbitration Developments in the Aftermath of the Olympic Games and CJEU Insights
Published on February 4, 2025
By Vanda Kopic (Assistant Editor for Europe) (BonelliErede)
During the 2024 Olympic Games, as the public watched world-class athletes perform, international arbitration came into the spotlight. The decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (“CAS”) to “strip” the US gymnast, Jordan Chiles, of her Olympic bronze medal (“CAS Decision”) caused a media storm and called into question the independence and impartiality of...