This was reported by TASS with reference to the press service of the court.
“The CAS office will be open throughout the Christmas and New Year period, with the exception of December 25 and 26, 2019, as well as January 1 and 2, 2020. Thus, CAS will be able to open the procedure, if necessary, without delay, ”the court’s press service said in a statement.
On December 9, the WADA executive committee recognized RUSADA as non-compliant with the World Anti-Doping Code and suspended Russia from international competitions for four years, and also forbade it from hosting international tournaments. In addition, the participation of Russian athletes in competitions only in neutral status was recommended.
This is due to the identification of intentional changes in the data of the Moscow laboratory, the transfer of which in its original form was one of the key points for restoring RUSADA compliance status.
On December 19, the RUSADA Supervisory Board decided to appeal the WADA verdict to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).
Earlier, deputy Nikolai Valuev expressed confidence that WADA would never stop prosecuting Russia.