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Finally there is a date: April 16-17, 2025. The Court of Arbitration for Sport has announced the dates for the hearing of the arbitration procedure of WADA’s appeal against the ruling of an independent tribunal that last August acquitted Jannik Sinner after he tested positive twice for Clostebol in March 2024.
The proceedings will take place at the TAS headquarters in Lausanne and journalists will not be allowed: “Neither party in the dispute has requested a public hearing, therefore the arbitration will be conducted behind closed doors”, reads the note from the TAS. Given the dates, Sinner will be forced not to participate in the 250 tournament in Munich for which he had registered.
The third arbitrator who will complete the judging panel has not yet been officially announced. The first two are the Israeli Ken Lalo, expert chosen by WADA from the list of possible jurists, and the American Jeffrey Benz, selected by the Sinner legal team. The third arbitrator, let us remember, will be the one who will preside over the panel and, in the end, could be decisive.
The proceedings will take place at the TAS headquarters in Lausanne and journalists will not be allowed: “Neither party in the dispute has requested a public hearing, therefore the arbitration will be conducted behind closed doors”, reads the note from the TAS. Given the dates, Sinner will be forced not to participate in the 250 tournament in Munich for which he had registered.
The third arbitrator who will complete the judging panel has not yet been officially announced. The first two are the Israeli Ken Lalo, expert chosen by WADA from the list of possible jurists, and the American Jeffrey Benz, selected by the Sinner legal team. The third arbitrator, let us remember, will be the one who will preside over the panel and, in the end, could be decisive.