Schwazer: the urgent request also rejected by Swiss Federal Court

14 May, 202114 May, 2021 by Stefano La Sorda

Another stop to Alex Schwazer's hopes. The Swiss Federal Court rejected, by decree of 11 May 2021, the request for urgent suspension of the disqualification filed by the lawyers of the former South Tyrolean athlete. In detail, the Court held that "there are no conditions" for a suspension of the disqualification or for other urgent measures. Therefore, only the request for review of the sporting process remains in place, for which a few days ago WADA and World Athletics had obtained an extension...

Schwazer’s new appeal to suspend disqualification: contrary opinion by WADA, World Athletics, CAS and … Yohann Diniz

1 May, 20211 May, 2021 by Redazione

Last week the Swiss Federal Court had been questioned by Alex Schwazer with a new request to suspend his doping disqualification, by virtue of the controversial dismissal order in the criminal proceedings that had seen him investigated under Italian law. The first opinions of the sports institutions WADA, World Athletics and CAS arrived, which expressed themselves, as expected, against the request for an urgent suspension, while FIDAL would have provided a strange answer; on the decision of Pres...

TAS-CAS reply to false accusations of Italian newspapers about Schwazer case

23 October, 20201 May, 2021 by Stefano La Sorda

TAS-CAS of Lausanne reply to the false accusations by the italian newspaper "La Repubblica" about Schwazer case. In the journalistic investigation entitled "The glory and the mud" by journalists Carlo Bonini, Attilio Bolzoni and Fabio Tonacci, the Sports Arbitration Tribunal was accused of having presided in 2016 in Rio a "farce trial" against Alex Schwazer. However, the press office of the TAS-CAS replied to a simple e-mail from us with a copy of the article from "La Repubblica" attached. An e...