9 | TFL TACKLES Instagram & Inside Information, Nike HQ and WADA v Russia

Today we discuss the proportionality of Cricket Australia’s ban handed down to Hobart Hurricanes star Emily Smith after an Instagram joke gone, why a new building at Nike HQ is causing mass controversy amongst its employees and the potential fate of the Russian athletes who had their hopes pinned on attending the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.

For more on the Russian scandal, this week we also recommend you watch Bryan Fogul’s Icarus documentary, see here → (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXoRdSTrR-4).

We also discussed some recent Russian cases that went to CAS. To read about Russia's former Sports Minister Mr Mutko, check out this decision → CAS 2017/A/5498 Vitaly Mutko v. IOC. And for individual athlete cases see here → CAS 2017/A/5422 Zubkov v IOC whereby the IOC ban was upheld and here → CAS 2017/A/5379 Legkov v IOC for a case where the IOC lost.

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