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The case arose from the PR1 Men’s Single Sculls Final at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games on 1 September 2024.

Provisional finish order:
# Great Britain
# Ukraine
# Italy – Giacomo Perini
# Australia – Erik Horrie

Immediately after the race, Horrie protested that Perini had a mobile phone on board during warm-up and the race.

The Umpire questioned Perini twice; Perini first denied possession, then—after the ITO inspection—produced a phone wrapped in a towel in his wrist bag.

The Race Umpire excluded Perini for “using communications equipment”, promoting Horrie to bronze.

Two internal appeals followed:
* Board of Jury (BoJ): confirmed exclusion (possession of a phone = breach).
* World Rowing Executive Committee: also confirmed exclusion, stating all elite rowers know phones are prohibited.

Perini and the Italian Paralympic Committee appealed to CAS.