A.________ v World Anti-Doping Agency and Egyptian Anti-Doping Organization (Swiss Federal Supreme Court 4A_19/2026; CAS 2024/A/10861)

Procedural record

1. 26 November 2025Switzerland

   26 November 2025Switzerland

   CAS Award in case CAS 2024/A/10861 dated 26 November 2025

   Award no.

   CAS 2024/A/10861

   Decision summary

   The Court of Arbitration for Sport annulled the Egyptian Anti-Doping Hearing Panel's decision, found the player guilty of violating the Egyptian anti-doping rules, and imposed a four-year suspension from the date of the award, less provisional suspension already served.

   Participants

   A.________

   World Anti-Doping Agency

   9 months and 15 days later · 288 days

2. 10 September 2026Switzerland

   10 September 2026Switzerland

   Judgment of the Swiss Federal Supreme Court in the case 4A_19/2026 dated 10 September 2026

   Swiss Federal Supreme Court

   Case no.

   4A_19/2026

   Decision summary

   The Swiss Federal Supreme Court dismissed the appeal against the CAS anti-doping award insofar as admissible. It held that the complaint concerning the rejected evidence was forfeited and that the arbitrator had adequately addressed the alleged evidentiary omission, and ordered the appellant to pay CHF 7,000 in court costs and CHF 8,000 to the World Anti-Doping Agency as compensation.

   Participants

   Application

   Civil appeal against the CAS award dated 26 November 2025 — Dismissed insofar as admissible

   A.________

   Representative

   Philippe Bärtsch (For: A.________)

   Representative

   Benjamin Gottlieb (For: A.________)

   Representative

   Anne-Carole Cremades (For: A.________)

   Representative

   Quentin Chadanian (For: A.________)

   World Anti-Doping Agency

   Representative

   Nicolas Zbinden (For: World Anti-Doping Agency)

   Representative

   Riccardo Coppa (For: World Anti-Doping Agency)

   Representative

   Christopher Nseka (For: World Anti-Doping Agency)

   Egyptian Anti-Doping Organization

   Swiss Federal Supreme Court

   Judge

   Kiss

   Judge

   Denys

   Judge

   Rüedi

   Court clerk

   Carruzzo

   Authorities cited

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   • Swiss Federal Supreme Court Act (Swiss Federal Act on the Federal Supreme Court of 17 June 2005, RS 173.110)
     statute
   • Swiss Constitution (Constitution of the Swiss Confederation, RS 101)
     statute
   • Swiss Private International Law Act of 18 December 1987, RS 291
     statute
   • BGE 142 III 521
     case-law
   • BGE 150 III 280
     case-law
   • BGE 134 III 186
     case-law
   • BGE 150 III 238
     case-law
   • BGE 140 III 16
     case-law
   • BGE 138 III 29
     case-law
   • BGE 142 III 360
     case-law
   • BGE 133 III 235
     case-law
   • 4A_65/2018 (Swiss Federal Supreme Court judgment 4A_65/2018 of 11 December 2018)
     case-law
   • 4A_164/2025 (Swiss Federal Supreme Court judgment 4A_164/2025 of 15 August 2025)
     case-law
   • 4A_95/2025 (Swiss Federal Supreme Court judgment 4A_95/2025 of 24 June 2025)
     case-law
   • 4A_558/2023 (Swiss Federal Supreme Court judgment 4A_558/2023 of 14 May 2024)
     case-law
   • 4A_692/2016 (Swiss Federal Supreme Court judgment 4A_692/2016 of 20 April 2017)
     case-law
   • 4A_332/2021 (Swiss Federal Supreme Court judgment 4A_332/2021 of 6 May 2022)
     case-law
   • 4A_668/2016 (Swiss Federal Supreme Court judgment 4A_668/2016 of 24 July 2017)
     case-law