One of the most prominent disputes brought before Cas in recent years concerns the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) final.
After the Confederation of African Football (Caf) reversed the original outcome and declared Morocco champions despite their defeat by Senegal in the final, Senegal confirmed that it would challenge the ruling at Cas.
In July 2020, Cas also overturned Manchester City’s two-year suspension from European competitions.
A panel of independent Cas-accredited arbitrators has been examining the matter, with a hearing scheduled for October.
Major events such as the Summer and Winter Olympics have an on-site Cas team available to settle sporting disputes as rapidly as possible.
A notable case at the 2026 Winter Olympics involved Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych, who was barred by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) from competing while wearing a helmet featuring Ukrainian athletes killed during Russia’s invasion of his country. He subsequently appealed the decision to Cas.
His appeal was rejected during the Games following an urgent hearing by a temporary Cas panel.
Nevertheless, not every dispute can be settled promptly, and some proceedings may continue for several years.
At the 2022 Winter Olympics, for instance, the International Skating Union downgraded the Russian figure skating team’s gold medal to bronze after Kamila Valieva received an anti-doping suspension. Russia took the matter to Cas, but its appeal was rejected in July 2024.
Meanwhile, American gymnast Jordan Chiles could regain her bronze medal from the 2024 Paris Olympics as Cas reviews evidence indicating that her challenge to the score was filed within the permitted deadline.
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