Lausanne, 30 January 2018 – The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has now opened two temporary
offices on the site of the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games (the Games).
The CAS Ad Hoc Division will resolve any legal disputes arising during the Games and provides
Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games participants with free access to dispute resolution services
conducted within a timeframe consistent with the competition schedule.
The office of the CAS Ad hoc division is located at the Yongpyong Alpine Venue:
Tower Condominium, Yongpyong - Lobby level, Hongsong Room
715 Olympic-ro, Daegwalnyeong-myeon
Pyeongchang-gun
Gangwon-do
Korea
Tel: +82 33 654 0940
Fax: +82 33 334 2086
Email: adhocdivision@tas-cas.org
Website: http://www.tas-cas.org/en/arbitration/ad-hoc-division.html
The second temporary office, the CAS Anti-Doping Division, will handle potential doping cases
referred to it in accordance with the IOC Anti-doping Rules.
Tower Condominium - Yongpyong Lobby level, Cheoljuk Room
715 Olympic-ro, Daegwalnyeong-myeon
Pyeongchang-gun
Gangwon-do
Korea
Tel: +82 33 654 0943
Fax: +82 33 334 2087
Email: antidopingdivision@tas-cas.org
Website: http://www.tas-cas.org/en/arbitration/anti-doping-division.html
The offices will operate from 30 January 2018 until 25 February 2018. Opening times for both offices
are:
30 January - 9 February 2018: 8.30am - 6.00pm
10 February - 24 February 2018: 8.30am - 7.30pm
25 February 2018: 8:30am – 2.00pm
For further information related to the CAS activity and procedures in general, please contact either Mr Matthieu Reeb, CAS Secretary General, or Ms Katy Hogg, Communications Officer. Château de Béthusy, Avenue de Beaumont 2, 1012 Lausanne, Switzerland.
media@tas-cas.org; Tel: (41 21) 613 50 00; fax: (41 21) 613 50 01, or consult the CAS website: www.tas-cas.org
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