The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) refers the case of Mitchell Iles back to Shooting Australia

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has issued a decision in an Olympicselection dispute following an appeal filed by the Australian trap shooter Mitchell Iles. CAS has upheldthe athlete’s appeal and set aside the decision taken by the Appeals Tribunal of Shooting Australia.The matter of Mitchell Iles’s nomination is referred back to the Shotgun Selection Committee ofShooting Australia for determination in accordance with the 2016 Australian Olympic Team ShootingNomination Criteria.

On 11 March 2016, a Selection Committee appointed by Shooting Australia issued a decision in whichMitchell Iles was nominated as a reserve athlete for inclusion in the Australian team for the 2016 RioOlympic Games. The athlete appealed such decision and on 4 April 2016, the Appeals Tribunal ofShooting Australia dismissed his appeal. On 6 April 2016, Mitchell Iles filed an appeal with the CASOceania Registry seeking to overturn such decision. The case was heard in Sydney on 20 June 2016.

The CAS upheld the appeal on one ground, finding that the Appeals Tribunal of Shooting Australiahad erred in a question of law. Accordingly, the CAS has set aside the decision and referred the caseback to Shooting Australia.

For more information, please contact:

Matthieu Reeb, CAS Secretary General, or Katy Hogg, Communications Officer. Château de Béthusy, Avenuede Beaumont 2, 1012 Lausanne, Switzerland. media@tas-cas.org; Tel: (41 21) 613 50 00; fax: (41 21) 613 5001, or consult the CAS website: www.tas-cas.org

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