The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has dismissed the appeal by Irish athlete Cian O’Connor and Horse Sport Ireland and upheld the decision rendered by the FEI Appeal Committee following an on-course incident at the FEI European Jumping Championships in Aachen (GER) on August 21st 2015.
“I am happy that the CAS has confirmed the decision of the FEI Appeal Committee”, FEI Secretary General Sabrina Ibáñez said after receiving today’s ruling. “This was a field of play issue that was covered by FEI rules, so the CAS ruling upholding the decision made at the time is an important one for the FEI.”
The appeal to CAS was lodged by Cian O’Connor and Horse Sport Ireland on 11 September 2015 and a hearing took place in Lausanne (SUI) on 16 December 2015.
