Kamila Valieva of Russia has been banned for four years retroactively starting on December 25, 2021. She has been disqualified from all events after.

The medals for the Team Event need to be decided by the IOC/ISU, as that is out of the scope of the CAS.

Sports court upholds soccer bans on Russian teams

Sports court upholds soccer bans on Russian teams

LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Russia remains barred from Europe’s leading soccer competitions including the Champions League after the Court of Arbitration for Sport rejected appeals by the national soccer federation and four clubs on Friday. CAS upheld decisions by UEFA and FIFA which excluded Russian national teams and clubs following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Russia was already excluded from…

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The Court of Arbitration for Sport has issued its decision in the Kamila Valieva case

• Ms Valieva is found to have committed an Anti-Doping Rule Violation (ADRV) under Clause 4.1 of the All-Russian Anti-Doping Rules of 24 June 2021 (the Russian ADR).

• A period of four (4) years ineligibility is imposed on Ms Valieva, starting on 25 December 2021.

• All competitive results of Ms Valieva from 25 December 2021 are disqualified, with all the resulting consequences (including forfeiture of any titles, awards, medals, profits, prizes, and appearance money).

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The consequences linked to the retroactive disqualification of Ms Valieva from past events, including from the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022, were not within the scope of this arbitration procedure and will have to be examined by the sports organisations concerned.

Full CAS release

ETA: Full report of the case proceedings

Sean Ingle at The Guardian:

The US swimmer Lia Thomas, who rose to global prominence by becoming the first transgender athlete to win a NCAA college title, is taking legal action in a bid to compete again in elite female sport – including the Olympics. Thomas has not swum since World Aquatics introduced new rules in 2022, which prohibit anyone who has undergone “any part of male puberty” from the female category. Before then, transgender women were able to compete if they lowered their testosterone levels. In a scientific policy document that informed its decision, World Aquatics said that swimmers such as Thomas retained significant physical advantages – in endurance, power, speed, strength and lung size – from undergoing male puberty, even after reducing their testosterone levels through medication. Thomas, who was a moderate swimmer in the male category before transitioning, has now recruited the Canadian law firm Tyr to take a case to the court of arbitration for sport in Switzerland. However, because the 25-year-old is not currently registered with US swimming, it is understood that the case is highly unlikely to be heard before the Paris Olympics.

The move, revealed by the Daily Telegraph, is the latest twist in the fractious debate between those who argue that fairness and safety in women’s sport is paramount and others who maintain that the inclusion of transgender athletes should be prioritised. Thomas has always denied transitioning to get ahead. “The biggest misconception, I think, is the reason I transitioned,” Thomas said in 2022. “People will say: ‘Oh, she just transitioned so she would have an advantage, so she could win.’ I transitioned to be happy, to be true to myself.”

Trans woman swimmer Lia Thomas is taking action to sue World Aquatics that bars trans women from competing in female events if they have begun any part of male puberty. Hopefully she wins her case.

See Also:

LGBTQ Nation: Lia Thomas begins legal battle to start competitively swimming again

The Advocate: Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas files lawsuit against World Aquatics

What a truly progressive government looks like

The man in this photo is Gough (pronounced Goff) Whitlam, the 21st prime minister of Australia. Fifty years ago, on 2 December 1972, Gough Whitlam’s Australian Labor Party won the federal election, and ushered in easily the most progressive government Australia has ever had. It was a government that truly changed Australia, and set it on the path towards being the country it is today.

Gough (he was one of those rare politicians who was widely known simply by his first name. There was truly only one Gough) was tall and imposing, with silver hair and dark eyebrows, and a booming voice that delivered his razor sharp wit. When he led the ALP to victory in 1972, the party had been out of government for 23 long years, and were determined to make a difference when at last they were back in power. As you’ve probably worked out from the glorious 1970s t-shirts in the picture, the election campaign slogan was It’s Time. It featured in a famous election ad jingle, performed by Alison McCallum and accompanied by many famous faces of the time.

After winning the 1972 election, Gough wasted no time in implementing his election promises. Not willing to wait until the final results of the election were confirmed and the full ministry could be appointed, he and his deputy, Lance Barnard, were sworn in as prime minister and deputy prime minister on 5 December. Between the two of them, they held all 27 government portfolios for two weeks until the rest of the ministry was sworn in. The duumvirate, as it was known:

ordered negotiations to establish full relations with China

ended conscription in the Vietnam War

freed the conscientious objectors who had been jailed for refusing conscription

ordered home all remaining Australian troops in Vietnam

re-opened the equal pay case (for women, who were at that time by law paid less than men for doing the same job) and appointed a woman, Elizabeth Evatt, to the Commonwealth Conciliation and Arbitration Commission, the body that made the decision

abolished sales tax on the contraceptive pill

announced major grants for the arts

appointed an interim schools commission

barred racially discriminatory sport teams from Australia, and instructed the Australian delegation at the United Nations to vote in favour of sanctions on apartheid South Africa and Rhodesia

And that was just the first two weeks.

In the three years that followed, the Whitlam government:

introduced a national universal health scheme

abolished university fees

abolished the death penalty for federal crimes

established Legal Aid

replaced God Save the Queen with Advance Australia Fair as the national anthem

replaced the British honours system with the Order of Australia

created the family court and introduced no fault divorce, the first country in the world to do so

ended the White Australia policy

introduced the racial discrimination act

advocated for Indigenous rights, including creating the Aboriginal Land Fund and the Aboriginal Loans Commission, and returned some of their traditional lands to the Gurunji people in the Northern Territory. This was the first time that any Australian government had returned land to its original custodians. Here’s a famous photograph by Mervyn Bishop of Gough pouring a handful of red earth into the hands of Gurunji leader Vincent Lingiari, ‘as a sign that this land will be in the possession of you and your children forever‘:

I’m sure there are more achievements of the Whitlam government that I’m forgetting. There were a lot.

Of course, the Whitlam government will always be seen through the lens of the way it ended, but I’m not going to talk about the constitutional crisis of 1975 - plenty of books have been written about that, including one by Gough himself - or about the various dysfunctions of the Whitlam government, particularly once the international oil crisis hit in 1973.

I just really want to point out that truly progressive governments can change their countries profoundly, and for the lasting betterment of their people. Not everything that the Whitlam government achieved withstood the assaults of the conservative government that followed it, but some did and are still with us, half a century later, while other aspects, like universal healthcare, were resurrected by the Hawke Labor government a decade later, and endure to this day.

Gough died in 2014 at the age of 98, not quite making his personal century. Tonight I’m raising a glass to his memory. Thanks, Gough, for all the things you did to make this country a better, fairer, more inclusive place.

More black runners are being disqualified from competition because of their naturally high testosterone levels.

There are articles elsewhere about how sports rulings facilitate racism (even quoting the Court of Arbitration for Sport saying "discrimination is necessary") and how natural testosterone levels don't even determine one's athletic performance. There are even articles about applying the faulty logic required to disqualify these black sprinters to other athletes to other sports: if we think a "genetic advantage" is worth disqualifying these sprinters over, why not disqualify Michael Phelps from swimming because of his genetic advantages?

I think that last example really illustrates the absurdity of the argument, but I want to take it further. What if we refused to acknowledge other exceptional people because of their genetic advantages? Let's extend that line of thinking:

Robert Pershing Wadlow, with a height of 8 ft 11 in, should be disqualified from having the title of tallest person ever. His height was due to a genetic advantage: an excess of a growth hormone. The so-called "shortest person ever" also had a genetic advantage (dwarfism), so his claim's illegitimate too.

Duke Ellington, Billy Joel, Charli XCX and others should be disqualified from the awards and recognitions they've earned: their synesthesia is just an unfair advantage.

Edgar Allen Poe, Emily Dickinson, Virginia Woolf and others were cheats. Their various mental illnesses influenced their writing; it's not fair to consider them to be on a level playing field with their contemporaries.

These examples are just the tip of the iceberg. Maybe we should disqualify albinos from fashion and acting awards; after all, their appeal is boosted by a genetic factor other people don't have access to. Can Tenzing Norgay really be fairly considered as one of the first people to ascend Mount Everest, since Sherpas are known to have a genetic proclivity for surviving high-altitude environments? Let's disqualify all women from ballet awards, since that profession is largely designed for them, giving them an advantage over men. What if we disqualified Martin Luther King Jr from eligibility for the Nobel Peace Prize, since his blackness uniquely positioned him to fight for civil rights? You know what, just to be safe, we should disqualify anyone with a genetic condition that affects their chosen profession in any way.

What we're left with is only the "standard" people: able-bodied cis white men.

You can see how this line of thinking very quickly becomes racist, transphobic, sexist, ableist, and all other sorts of horrendous.

Let's celebrate people for their exceptional attributes instead of punishing them in the name of a level playing field.

Per the CAS, WADA is requesting a full four year suspension for Kamila Valieva starting on December 25th, 2021, and including any competitions thereafter.

Portuguese In Pixel Art! (Made By N-Slash-A)

N-Slash-A: The next Brazilian team is Portuguesa, which is currently competing in the main São Paulo championship, its main mascot is the lion and its main stadium is called Canindé, which is not much of an achievement but its main achievement is The highlight was the Brazilian series B championship in 2011, the Portuguese woman was almost champion in 1996, losing to Grêmio, she has 3 São Paulo championships and the year she was relegated for the first time in her history was in 2002 and in the São Paulo championship she fell in 2006, then it came back in 2008 and fell again, but it came back in 2012 and fell in the following year of 2013 and we never saw the Portuguese again in the first division of the Brazilian championship, this happened because on December 11th, three days after the last round of the Brazilian Championship, the CBF notifies the STJD of the irregular lineup of attacking midfielder Héverton for the 38th round match against Grêmio in Canindé. Expelled in a match against Bahia in the 36th round, he served an automatic suspension in the 37th round, he was punished with a 2-game suspension by the STJD on December 6, 2 days before the 38th round, but he was still listed. On December 16, 2013, the STJD punished Portuguesa with the loss of the point won in the match (ended in 0–0) and another 3 points, dropping Lusa to 17th place and, consequently, to the relegation zone. to Series B. The club appeals to the full STJD, which upholds the sentence. An appeal was considered to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, located in Switzerland, which did not come to fruition, let's see if one day we could see Portugal in Series A with us, one day…

Sports court sets July dates for Russian soccer ban appeals

Sports court sets July dates for Russian soccer ban appeals

GENEVA (AP) — Russian appeals against bans from international soccer because of the country’s war in Ukraine are set to be heard at the Court of Arbitration for Sport in July. The court on July 5 will hear the Russian soccer federation’s appeal against FIFA and UEFA’s joint decision to suspend its national and club teams days after Russia invaded Ukraine in February. A second CAS hearing on July…

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The Case Of Female Intersex Runner Caster Semenya

Semenya is a black, muscular, woman whose body and style do not conform to traditional notions of femininity. In 2019 the Court of Arbitration in Sports (CAS) ruled all women who have naturally-occurring high levels of testosterone and compete in IAAF events from 400 meters to a mile — will have to take drugs (become transgender) or undergo an invasive surgery (become transsexual) to reduce their testosterone levels below the threshold for at least six months prior to competition. These regulations go out of their way to exploit transphobia, racism, homophobia, and sexism, to punish her and others like her from competing in the bodies in which they were born.

If they do not want to do that, they are free to compete with men, or compete in intersex categories, if such categories are available. the Court of Arbitration in Sports (CAS) explicitly endorsed discrimination with a devastating ruling that could have a long-lasting impact on the inclusivity and humanity of women’s sports.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport’s Monday announcement that the World Anti-Doping Agency is seeking a four-year ban of Russian Olympic figure skater Kamila Valieva does not mean the months-long doping saga is going to end soon.

"Unless the case is expedited, which should happen, this could take awhile even though it's a pretty straightforward case," U.S. Anti-Doping Agency CEO Travis Tygart told USA TODAY Sports Monday morning. “Under normal CAS process, it easily could be the end of 2023. Since it seems that the Russian strategy is to delay and avoid, if that continues at CAS, this easily could be another nine to 18 months.”

Last week, Tygart proposed that the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic athletes who still have not received their medals due to excruciating Russian delays in the Valieva case finally could be celebrated with a medal ceremony at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, possibly at the opening ceremony. 

Sports Today - CAS dismisses George Afriyie Appeal- Ex GFA Vice “takes decision in good faith”

Ghana Sports Today; bringing you all trending sports news as it happens. Get daily comprehensive summary of the recent sports – football news that have rocked the online scene. Check out the news below. Former Ghana Football Association (GFA) Vice President, George Afriyie, has responded after having his appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against the GFA dismissed. The veteran…

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Former tennis champion Halep's doping ban reduced

Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep’s four-year ban for doping is reduced to nine months by the Court of Arbitration for Sport [Cas]. from BBC News https://ift.tt/UyznR5Z via IFTTT

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The hearing against Kamila Valieva will take place September 26 - 29.

I Don't recall anyone saying this doping case came from italy itself, the italian government. It isn't uefa or fifa. HE will appeal through the european courts.

Paul Pogba releases statement after being hit with four-year football ban Jamie Braidwood Thu, Feb 29, 2024, 9:50 AM EST

Paul Pogba says he will appeal against his four-year ban from football after testing positive for a banned substance.

In a statement, the former World Cup winner and Juventus midfielder said he was “sad, shocked and heartbroken” after the ruling from Italy’s national anti-doping body.

Pogba insisted he has “never knowingly or deliberately” violated anti-doping rules after he tested positive for testosterone in September.

The France international was provisionally suspended before a counter-analysis on a second sample taken from Pogba also returned a positive result for testosterone.

Pogba turns 31 in March and would be nearing 35 by the end of the four-year ban if the punishment is upheld, potentially spelling the end of his football career.

In a statement, the former Manchester United player confirmed he would be taking his appeal to the the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Switzerland.

“I have today been informed of the Tribunale Nazionale Antidoping’s decision and believe that the verdict is incorrect,” Pogba said.

“I am sad, shocked and heartbroken that everything I have built in my professional playing career has been taken away from me.

“When I am free of legal restrictions the full story will become clear, but I have never knowingly or deliberately taken any supplements that violate anti-doping regulations.

“As a professional athlete I would never do anything to enhance my performance by using banned substances and have never disrespected or cheated fellow athletes and supporters of any of the teams I have played for, or against.

“As a consequence of the decision announced today I will appeal this before the Court of Arbitration for Sport.”

Pogba won the World Cup with France in 2018, two years after he became the most expensive footballer in the world when Manchester United signed him for a record £89m.

One of the most exciting midfielders of his generation when at his peak, Pogba played a key role in France’s World Cup win but he often struggled to live up to expectations at Old Trafford.

In six years, Pogba won the Europa League and Carabao Cup but United failed to compete for the biggest trophies on a regular basis in a disappointing period for the club overall.

Pogba returned to Juventus, the club where he first established himself as one of the most exciting midfielders in the world and won four Serie A titles between 2012 and 2016, but struggled with injuries.

After missing the World Cup in December 2022, Pogba was looking to return to the Juventus team at the start of the season in August. He was an unused substitute in Juventus’s 3-0 win against Udinese on the opening day of the season before making appearances off the bench against Bologna and Empoli.

https://sports.yahoo.com/paul-pogba-releases-statement-being-141042332.html

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