Sports Court Blocks Tifanny Abreu From Playing Volleyball for Osasco
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Brazil's Sports Justice has made a unanimous ruling against volleyball player Tifanny Abreu, blocking her from playing for Osasco.
All the judges on the court agreed on the same decision. This kind of full agreement is called a unanimous ruling.
Before this new decision, Tifanny had received an injunction. An injunction is a temporary legal order that allows someone to act while a bigger case continues.
This injunction had allowed Tifanny to play volleyball for her team. However, the Sports Justice has now suspended it.
Because the injunction has been cancelled, Tifanny is once again not allowed to compete.
Tifanny Abreu is an athlete who plays in the women's Superliga, Brazil's top volleyball league.
She plays for Osasco, a well-known volleyball club in Brazil. The club had hoped she could join the competition.
The Sports Justice is a legal body that handles disputes and rule questions in sports. Its decisions can affect whether athletes are allowed to compete.
This case shows how sports organisations use legal rulings to decide who can take part in competitions like the Superliga.
For now, Tifanny Abreu cannot return to the court to play for Osasco. It is not clear from current reports whether she will appeal the decision again in the future.
Vocabulary10 words
- unanimous
- when everyone agrees on the same decision
- injunction
- a short-term legal order allowing an action while a case continues
- athlete
- a person who competes in sports
- Superliga
- a major, top-level sports league
- league
- an organised group of sports teams that compete against each other
- club
- a sports organisation or team that players belong to
- Sports Justice
- a special legal system that decides sports-related cases
- ruling
- an official decision made by a court or judge
- suspend
- to stop something for a period of time
- appeal
- to ask a higher court to change a decision
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1. Tifanny Abreu was barred from playing for Osasco 2. A temporary legal order allowing action while a case continues 3. True
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Brazil's Sports Justice has made a _____ ruling against volleyball player Tifanny Abreu, blocking her from playing for Osasco.
All the judges on the court agreed on the same decision. This kind of full agreement is called a _____ ruling.
Before this new decision, Tifanny had received an _____. An injunction is a temporary legal order that allows someone to act while a bigger case continues.
This injunction had allowed Tifanny to play volleyball for her team. However, the Sports Justice has now _____ it.
Tifanny Abreu is an _____ who plays in the women's _____, Brazil's top volleyball league.
She plays for Osasco, a well-known volleyball _____ in Brazil.
The Sports Justice is a legal body that handles _____ and rule questions in sports.
It is not clear from current reports whether she will _____ the decision again in the future.
Discussion questions
- Why do you think sports organisations have special courts like the Sports Justice?
- How might an injunction affect an athlete's career while a legal case is ongoing?
- Do you think it is fair for a court to reverse an earlier legal decision? Why or why not?
- What could be the next steps for Tifanny Abreu after this ruling?
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