German Equestrian Federation Seeks to Increase Ban

Lausanne, SUI – The German Equestrian Federation has filed an appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against the decision of the Tribunal of the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) dated 22 October 2008.

The FEI Tribunal has imposed a suspension of four months on Christian Ahlmann (Horse “Coster”) starting on 21 August 2008 following a positive medication case with the substance Capsaicin, performed in Hong Kong on the occasion of the 2008 Olympic Games. The German Federation considers that Christian Ahlmann committed a doping rule violation rather than a medication rule violation. It requests that the rider be declared ineligible for a period of no less than eight months.

The directions with respect to the arbitration procedure will be issued later on by the Tribunal in accordance with the Code of Sports-related Arbitration. As a general rule, CAS delivers its decisions within four months from the filing of the appeal.

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