In a Nutshell
The case concerns an appeal in civil law matters against an arbitral award rendered by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). The CAS award confirmed a suspension that had been imposed against a wrestler, based on an anti-doping rule violation (adverse analytical finding for letrozole). The wrestler subsequently challenged this CAS award before the Swiss Federal Tribunal (SFT), alleging, in particular, that the concept of strict liability in doping matters is contrary to public policy. The SFT rejected the appeal in full.
Facts of the Case and Procedural History
On 6 January 2021, wrestler X. underwent an out-of-competition doping control. On 7 February 2021, the national anti-doping agency B. informed the wrestler that his doping sample had produced an adverse analytical finding for letrozole, a Prohibited Substance pursuant to the
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