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NEWS ABOUT: Court of Arbitration for Sport

Court of Arbitration for Sport stories: 3 news summaries

 Landis Can't Overturn Ban 

Court upholds doping prohibition that cost cyclist '06 Tour de France title

Jun 30, 08 12:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - Cyclist Floyd Landis lost perhaps his final chance to keep his 2006 Tour de France title today, the AP reports, with a key panel upholding a 2-year doping ban. The three-person Court of Arbitration for Sport said Landis’ drug test was the product of “less than ideal laboratory practices,... More »

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Floyd Landis • testosterone • Tour de France • Court of Arbitration for Sport • World Anti Doping Agency • performance-enhancing drugs

Bladerunner Wins Appeal, Sets Sights
on Olympics

Double amputee can compete in trials

May 16, 08 2:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Oscar Pistorius, the double-amputee sprinter who wants the chance to compete in the Olympics on his carbon-fiber blades, has won his appeal. The Court of Arbitration for Sport revoked the IAAF's ban on the South African Paralympic champion, making Pistorius eligible to compete against able-bodied runners. The runner is eager... More »

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2008 Beijing Olympics • Oscar Pistorius • IAAF • track and field • Blade Runner • Court of Arbitration for Sport • Paralympics

Landis Says He'll Appeal Ruling, Fight for Title

Tour de France winner wants sports court to review panel's decision

Oct 10, 07 7:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - US cyclist Floyd Landis' fight to retain his 2006 Tour de France title will go on, he tells ESPN.com. "I won the 2006 Tour de France fair and square," Landis writes on his website. That's why he is asking a Swiss-based sports court to reverse the split... More »

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Floyd Landis • cycling • Tour de France • sports doping • WADA • USADA • Court of Arbitration for Sport

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