Classification rules are legally abusive in an essential point. The International Olympic Committee has lost the lawsuit LG Cologne 33 O 187/23, judgment of 12 September 2024, against the US American David Berling, represented by WIESCHEMANN Rechtsanwälte. The ruling had been announced at the oral hearing on 4 July 2024. The IPC was concerned that...Read More

As a result of various requests regarding the proceedings before the Cologne Regional Court in case of David Berling vs. International Paralympic Committee, we have compiled the following information about the procedure and classification in paralympic sport. Who are the parties The plaintiff is a US citizen who originally studied finance and economics and holds a...Read More

Brenna Huckaby and Cecile Hernandez retain their medals won at the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Games. Brenna Huckaby (USA) and Cecile Hernandez (FRA) won their participation in the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games in court through injunctions and each won gold medals. If the International Paralympic Committee IPC had had its way, they would not have...Read More

The Regional Court of Cologne (33 O 59/22) today issued an interim injunction ordering the International Paralympic Committee to admit French para snowboarder Cecile Hernandez Cervellon to the women's banked slalom and cross slalom competitions in Beijing in the LL-2 classRead More

In the proceeding VI-6 W 1/22 [Kart] Brenna Huckaby v. International Paralympics Committee eV, the Düsseldorf Higher Regional Court served the reasons for the judgment of 20 January 2022 on the parties on 31 January 2022. The IPC was ordered in the proceedings for an interim injunction to allow Brenna Huckaby to take part in...Read More

Snowboarder wins participation in the Paralympic Winter Games in Beijing After three hours of oral proceedings, the Düsseldorf Higher Regional Court (OLG), Cartel Senate, ( VI-6 W 1/22 (Kart)) yesterday ordered the Bonn-based International Paralympic Committee to admit Brenna Huckaby to the women’s banked slalom and cross slalom competitions in Beijing in the LL-2 class,...Read More

Statement regarding WADA CRC recommendation with respect to RUSADAand Russian doping crisis The WADA Executive Committee will decide on December 9, 2019, exactly three years to the day after Prof. Richard McLaren presented the second part of his report on widespread doping in Russia, whether it will follow the recommendation of the WADA Compliance Review...Read More

After the conviction of Alberto Salazar, the head of the Nike Oregon Project, there is hardly a report in media that doesn’t explicitly make a connection to famous athletes of a country. In Germany Konstanze Klosterhalfen, who has only been training in Oregon since the beginning of this year, is said to be “in the...Read More

ATHLETICS The self-marketing of athletes is not as developed in athletics as it is in football, for example. But it is precisely from this that athletics can learn and avoid conflicts. WIESCHEMANN Attorneys at Law have been able to resolve a conflict between NIKE, PUMA and TV Wattenscheid at least temporarily. For the athlete taking...Read More

The winner of the gold medal in 50 km cross-country skiing at the Olympic Games in Sochi 2014, Alexander Legkov, is finally cleared of the accusation of doping in Sochi 2014. The Swiss Federal Supreme Court rejects the appeal of the International Olympic Committee against the decision of the International Court of Sport CAS of...Read More