Sports Law Combine

Sports Law Combine

Feb
09
Updated: Olympic figure skating ceremony delayed, ROC doping suspected

Updated: Olympic figure skating ceremony delayed, ROC doping suspected

Media reporting has named 15-year old Russian figure skating star Kamila Valieva as the athlete caught up in a positive
5 min read
Feb
09

Olympic figure skating ceremony delayed, ROC doping suspected

The Russian Olympic Committee ('ROC') may be stripped of its gold medal won in the team figure skating
1 min read
Feb
07
Weekend Roundup: Winter Olympics, CAS issues more decisions from Beijing and more

Weekend Roundup: Winter Olympics, CAS issues more decisions from Beijing and more

In our reporting of legal issues arising over the weekend from the Olympic Games and Court of Arbitration for Sport
6 min read
Feb
04
Beijing Olympics, human rights and a muzzle on speaking out

Beijing Olympics, human rights and a muzzle on speaking out

As the Beijing Winter Olympics finally land, the intersection of sports, human rights and geopolitics has never been greater after
3 min read
Feb
04
Weekly Combine Newsletter: focus on Beijing Games myriad issues

Weekly Combine Newsletter: focus on Beijing Games myriad issues

The focus of the sporting world has shifted to the Beijing Winter Olympics, commencing with Friday's Opening Ceremony.
3 min read
Feb
03

IOC talks-up anti-doping integirty measures in Beijing

Rigorous doping testing has taken place in Beijing ensuring protection of the integirty of the Winter Olympics, the IOC said
1 min read
Feb
02
CAS Registers first tranche of Olympic selection cases in Beijing

CAS Registers first tranche of Olympic selection cases in Beijing

The first five cases for arbitration have been registered to the Court of Arbitration for Sport Ad-Hoc Division ('CAS
6 min read
Jan
31
Viktoria Azarenka said a tennis vaccine mandate would face legal hurdles: Is she correct?

Viktoria Azarenka said a tennis vaccine mandate would face legal hurdles: Is she correct?

In the wake of the Australian Open and fallout from Novak Djokovic's vaccine hold-out, sports lawyers say Viktoria
3 min read
Jan
31
ICC bans Brendan Taylor for anti-corruption, doping breaches

ICC bans Brendan Taylor for anti-corruption, doping breaches

Brendan Taylor, the former Zimbabwean men's cricket captain, has been banned for three and a half years for
3 min read
Jan
28

CAS responds to WADA Tokyo criticism in war of words

The Court of Arbitration for Sport Anti-Doping Division ('CAS ADD') has hit back at a 'lack of
2 min read