Nayoka Clunis' Olympic dream ends as CAS ruled they did not have jurisdiction Monday

National hammer throw record holder Nayoka Clunis' fight to compete at the Paris Olympics has ended in defeat after the Ad Hoc Division of the Court of Arbitration for Sports, CAS, ruled that "does not have jurisdiction to hear the application filed by Nayoka Clunis on 18 July 2024".

This as, the CAS Ad Hoc Division noted that the dispute arose more than 10 days before the Opening Ceremony, which is when the CAS Ad Hoc Division’s jurisdiction begins.

Regarding the dispute over her non inclusion to the Olympics, cas said "The Panel fully recognises and appreciates the unfairness to the Athlete of the events that have occurred and of the impact on her of being deprived of the opportunity to compete in the Paris Olympic Games. Unfortunately, this does not enable the Panel to assume jurisdiction where it does not exist under the Arbitration Rules for the Olympic Games."

The 11 page decision came two days after a 3-member panel heard oral submissions from her lawyer Dr. Emir Crowne as well as representatives of the Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association, the International Olympic Committee, IOC and the Jamaica Olympic Association, JOA,

There was also an oral submission from World Athletics.

The ruling added "From the chronology set out above, it is apparent that the dispute as between the Athlete and the JAAA could be said to have arisen on 4 July 2024 - when the Athlete’s name was omitted from the list sent to WA, on 7 July 2024 – when the Athlete was informed by the JAAA that her name was not on the list sent to WA by the JAAA, or on 8 July 2024 – when WA informed the JAAA that the Athlete’s name could not be added to the list of competitors"