Part 13: Appeals

An appeal asks for a review of a decision already made, for example by the Competition Jury.

Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 13.1 a (Appeals) · recall

Level 2 appeals review decisions of the Competition Jury or the World Triathlon Technical Committee.

Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 13.1 a (Appeals) · recall

Level 2 appeals go to the World Triathlon Tribunal.

Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 13.2 a (i) (Appeals) · recall

Decisions from a jury or the Technical Committee may be appealed to the Tribunal, except field of play decisions.

Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 13.1 b (Appeals) · recall

Appeals may be submitted within thirty natural days of the jury or Technical Committee decision.

Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 13.2 a (ii) (Appeals) · recall

Appeals must be submitted in writing to the World Triathlon Secretary General.

Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 13.2 a (iii) (Appeals) · recall

There is no specific appeal form; Appendix C lists what the written appeal should contain.

Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), Appendix C (Appeals) · applied

Appendix C lists the parties, the protest decision, the facts, the legal background and a rationale.

Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), Appendix C (Appeals) · recall

A written appeal with the 500 USD fee goes to the Secretary General within 30 natural days, and the Tribunal decides.

Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 13.2 a (Appeals) · applied

The 500 USD fee is refunded only if the appeal is successful.

Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 13.2 a (iii) (Appeals) · applied

Level 3 appeals go to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).

Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 13.3 a (i) (Appeals) · recall

Level 3 covers decisions of the Tribunal, and of the Anti-Doping Hearing Panel solely on ineligibility.

Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 13.1 a, 13.3 a (i) (Appeals) · recall

The appeal to CAS must be made within thirty natural days of the Tribunal's decision.

Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 13.3 a (i) (Appeals) · recall

A CAS decision is without appeal and binding on the parties.

Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 13.3 a (ii) (Appeals) · recall

The appeal to CAS is the final resort, to the exclusion of any recourse to ordinary courts.

Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 13.3 a (i) (Appeals) · applied

A Level 2 appeal carries a 500 USD fee; a Level 1 protest carries 50 USD.

Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 13.2 a (iii) (Appeals) · recall

Ineligibility rulings by the doping panel skip the Tribunal and go to the court in Lausanne.

Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 13.3 a (i) (Appeals) · applied

Level 1 is the protest, Level 2 the appeal to the Tribunal, Level 3 the appeal to CAS.

Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 12.1 b, 13.1-13.3 (Appeals) · recall

5 minutes, 7 days after results are published, and 30 natural days after the decision.

Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 12.4 a, 13.2 a (ii) (Appeals) · recall

Counting thirty calendar days from 1 June gives 1 July.

Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 13.3 a (i) (Appeals) · applied