- CAS is an international quasi-judicial body
- It is established to settle disputes related to sport through arbitration.
- Its Headquarter is located in Lausanne (Switzerland).
- Its courts are located in New York, Sydney and Lausanne.
- According to rule 61 of the Olympic Charter, all disputes in connection with the Olympic Games can only be submitted to CAS.
- Since 2016, an anti-doping division of CAS was given full authority to judge doping cases at the Olympic Games. It had replaced earlier mechanism of the IOC disciplinary commission.
- Why in news? CAS has banned Indian wrestler Narsingh Yadav for four years in doping case