London, England – The Court of Arbitration for Sport will hold a hearing Friday evening to decide whether or not to award Swedish triathlete Lisa Norden an Olympic gold medal.
Norden finished the women's triathlon, which was held last Saturday, with the same time as Switzerland's Nicola Spirig -- 1 hour, 59 minutes and 48 seconds. In a photo finish, Spirig was awarded gold and Norden took silver.
Sweden's National Olympic Committee requested that the International Triathlon Union (ITU) rank Norden first along with Spirig.
But after the ITU rejected that appeal Wednesday, the Swedish NOC and triathlon federation took the issue up with CAS.
They believe the ITU did not follow procedures because it may not have taken into account the position of the athletes' torsos at the line. The two Swedish sports organizations also say that it's impossible to determine the position of Spirig's torso, as it is behind Norden in the photograph.
CAS' ad hoc division will hear the case Friday in London, and a decision will be made Saturday before noon.
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