Mu-yen Chu (pictured top), a Taiwanese taekwondo gold medallist, follows Koji Murofushi of Japan in going to the Swiss-based body over the controversial election.

Both men were disqualified over alleged breaches of strict campaigning rules after polling enough votes to win seats on the influential commission.

Both athletes deny the allegations levelled against them which, in Chu's case, include the assertion that he may have handed out lollipops to promote his candidature.

CAS last week indicated that the procedure relating to Murofushi's appeal was expected to last around four months.

Athletes who sit on the commission normally also become IOC members.

This status would make Murofushi – who is requesting an order that votes registered for him be considered valid, resulting in his election to the commission – a particularly important figure in Tokyo's efforts to win the right to host the 2020 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games.

The Japanese capital is up against Istanbul and Madrid, with the IOC due to decide the winner in a year's time.

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