Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the appeal against the CAS award was filed within the statutory time limit
Extrahierter Entscheid
The appeal was filed out of time because the award was deemed notified on 9 August 2013; the appeal deadline expired on 16 September 2013, while the filing occurred on 25 September 2013.
Extrahierte Begründung
A recommended letter kept at the post office at the recipient's request is deemed communicated after seven days from arrival, provided the recipient could reasonably expect such a communication. Because the TAS had already announced that the full award with grounds would follow, this expectation existed. The fictitious notification fell during the summer judicial recess, so the deadline started on 16 August and expired on 16 September 2013.