Possibilities of Appealing the Rejection of a Minor Athlete’s Application for Participation in Competitions

Possibilities of Appealing the Rejection of a Minor Athlete’s Application for Participation in Competitions

Expert opinion for the Ukrainian Bar Association on the topic: “Possibilities of Appealing the Rejection of a Minor Athlete’s Application for Participation in Competitions”.

Можливості оскарження відхилення заявки неповнолітнього спортсмена на участь у змаганнях

Ganna Gnizdovska, Managing Partner of Juris Ferrum Law Firm, Member of the Council of the UBA Sports Law Committee, and Daria Stepanova, Lawyer at Juris Ferrum Law Firm, prepared clarifications for minor athletes and their parents on how to appeal the rejection of a minor athlete’s application for participation in national competitions. 

In the sports world, situations sometimes occur that leave an unpleasant impression on athletes. 

One of them, for instance, is the unjustified rejection of a minor athlete’s application to participate in national and/or international competitions. 

In such cases, the parents are often no less confused than the athletes themselves, and only one question worries them: “What should we do?”. 

The full text of the sports law clarification on the topic “Possibilities of Appealing the Rejection of a Minor Athlete’s Application for Participation in Competitions” is available via the following link.