ISU skating on thin ice with its eligibility rules
The European Commission has recently published its decision finding that the International Skating Union’s eligibility rules breached EU competition law. The Commission found that the eligibility rules, which imposed penalties on athletes who participated in any non-ISU-sanctioned speed skating competition, constituted a restriction of competition by object in the worldwide market for the organisation and commercial exploitation of international speed skating events.
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