CAS Prepares to Open Two Temporary Offices for the PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games

Lausanne, 26 January 2018 – The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) is preparing to open twotemporary offices on the site of the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games (the Games).

The first, the CAS Ad Hoc Division, will resolve any legal disputes that arise during the Games. This

temporary tribunal has operated at every edition of the Summer and Winter Olympic Games since

1996, as well as at other major sporting events such as the Commonwealth Games, the UEFA European

Football Championships, the AFC Asian Cup, the FIFA World Cup and the Asian Games. The CAS

ad hoc Division will provide participants in the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games with free

access to dispute resolution services that are conducted within a timeframe consistent with the

competition schedule.

The CAS Ad hoc Division for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games will be composed as

follows:

President: Mr Michael Lenard (USA)

Co-President: Ms Corinne Schmidhauser (Switzerland)

Arbitrators:

 Dr Mohamed Abdel Raouf (Egypt)

 Prof. Laurence Boisson de Chazournes (France/Switzerland)

 Mr John Faylor (Germany)

 Ms Thi My Dung Nguyen (Vietnam)

 Mr Jinwon Park (Republic of Korea)

 Ms Carol Roberts (Canada)

 Prof. Dr. Martin Schimke (Germany)

 Ms Zali Steggall (Australia)

 Mr Bernhard Welten (Switzerland)

The procedural rules applicable to the CAS Ad Hoc Division are available on the CAS website:

http://www.tas-cas.org/en/arbitration/ad-hoc-division.html

The second temporary office, the CAS Anti-Doping Division, will be in charge of doping-related

matters arising during the Games as a first-instance authority. This structure, in operation for the

second time after its inauguration at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, will handle potential doping cases

referred to it in accordance with the IOC Anti-doping Rules.

The procedural rules for the CAS Anti-doping Division are available on the CAS website:

http://www.tas-cas.org/en/arbitration/anti-doping-division.html

The CAS Anti-Doping Division for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games will be composed

as follows:

President: Judge Ivo Eusebio (Switzerland)

Deputy President: Ms Tjasa Andrée-Prosenc (Slovenia)

Arbitrators:

 Prof. Dr. Jens Evald (Denmark / New Zealand)

 Mr Ken Lalo (Israel)

 Mr Markus Manninen (Finland)

 Prof. Cameron Myler (USA)

 Ms Janie Soublière (Canada)

 Judge Mark Williams SC (Australia)

The Division Presidents and arbitrators have been selected by the International Council of Arbitration

for Sport (ICAS), an independent body, under the aegis of which the CAS operates. The Division

Presidents and arbitrators selected to participate in these special CAS structures are all experienced

lawyers, judges or professors specialized in sports law and arbitration.

The offices will be headed by the CAS Secretary General, Mr Matthieu Reeb.

Both offices are located at the Tower Condomium at the Yongpyong Alpine Centre and will be

operational from 30 January 2018 until 25 February 2018.

CAS Ad hoc Division

Tower Condominium

First Floor, Hongsong Room

715 Olympic-ro, Daegwalnyeong-myeon

Pyeongchang-gun

Gangwon-do

Email: adhocdivision@tas-cas.org

CAS Anti-Doping Division

Tower Condominium

First Floor, Cheoljuk Room

715 Olympic-ro, Daegwalnyeong-myeon

Pyeongchang-gun

Gangwon-do

Email: antidopingdivision@tas-cas.org

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