Austria's Elisabeth GRUBE Issued Two-Year Ban for Unsportsmanlike Conduct

The decision states that Elisabeth GRUBE be suspended from participating in any future events organised by or on behalf of World Archery and from receiving any World Archery Performance Award for a period of two years running until 24 February 2017. This in addition to the disqualification imposed at the time during the 2014 World Field Championships in Zagreb, Croatia.

The photocopy of the finger tab which was used by Ms GRUBE in Zagreb constituted illegal "written memoranda" under World Archery Rules. The Board of Justice and Ethics considers that such conduct should be treated as "unsportsmanlike" within the terms of Rule 29.6.1.

An appeal may be made against a ratified recommendation of the Board of Justice and Ethics, only for decisions not related to the application of the competition rules as contained in Books 2 to 5 of the Constitution and Rules. Any appeal shall be made exclusively to the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne, Switzerland. The maximum time limit for the appeal is 21 days after the receipt of the original decision.

 

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