Weightlifting Athlete Danielle Rante Granted a Reduced Sanction
Weightlifting Athlete Rene Navarrete Accepts Sanction for Anti-Doping Rule Violation
U.S. Paralympic Track & Field Athlete Catarina Guimarães Accepts Public Warning
Weightlifting Athlete Joshua Bringas Accepts Sanction for Anti-Doping Rule Violation
New Zealand Cycling Athlete Olivia Ray Accepts Sanction for Anti-Doping Rule Violation
Weightlifting Athlete Timothy Hearn Accepts Sanction for Anti-Doping Rule Violation
Olympic Wrestling Athlete Ellis Coleman Receives 24-Month Sanction for Anti-Doping Rule Violation
U.S. Rugby Athlete Riekert Hattingh Accepts Sanction for Anti-Doping Rule Violation
U.S. BMX Athlete Lucas Howes Accepts Sanction for Anti-Doping Rule Violation
U.S. Track and Field Athlete Garrett Scantling Accepts Provisional Suspension
U.S. Swimming Athlete Isabel Gormley Accepts Sanction for Whereabouts Rule Violation
U.S. Weightlifting Athlete Ian Wilson Accepts Sanction for Anti-Doping Rule Violation
Statement from USADA CEO Travis T. Tygart on Equine Anti-Doping and Medication Control Program Negotiations
U.S. Paralympic Judo Athlete Trey Lampkin Accepts Public Warning
Introduction to Equine Protocol, Prohibited List, and Definitions
U.S. Paralympic Track & Field Coach Jamaal Daniels Accepts Sanction for Anti-Doping Rule Violation
USADA announced today that Jamaal Daniels, of Raleigh, NC, a coach in the sport of track and field, has accepted a four-year suspension for administering a prohibited substance to Paralympic track and field athlete Desmond Jackson, and subsequently making false statements to USADA during its investigation.
USADA Hosts 20th Annual Science Symposium on Synergizing Anti-Doping Science and Investigations to Protect Athletes and Clean Sport
Continuing a 20-year legacy of advancing scientific innovation, the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) hosted the 20th Annual USADA Symposium on Anti-Doping Science on October 1–4 in Scottsdale, Arizona. Following last year’s fully virtual format, the 2021 Symposium offered a hybrid approach with 151 registered attendees from more than 35 countries attending both in person and virtually to advance doping detection and deterrence efforts across the world.
U.S. Weightlifting Athlete Jacob Lacoste Accepts Sanction for Anti-Doping Rule Violation
USADA announced today that Jacob Lacoste, of Great Falls, Mont., an athlete in the sport of weightlifting, has accepted a three-year period of ineligibility for an anti-doping rule violation.
Comparing Approaches to Anti-Doping: WADA, MLB, NBA, NHL, NFL & UFC: Part 2
U.S. Cycling Athlete McAben Prince Receives Sanction for Anti-Doping Rule Violation
USADA announced today that McAben Prince, of Traveler’s Rest, S.C., an athlete in the sport of cycling, has received a four-year suspension for an anti-doping rule violation.
U.S. Track & Field Athlete Eliud Ngetich Accepts Sanction for Anti-Doping Rule Violation
USADA announced today that Eliud Ngetich, of El Doret, Kenya, an athlete in the sport of track and field, has accepted a two-year period of ineligibility for an anti-doping rule violation committed under the 2009 version of the World Anti-Doping Code.
U.S. Weightlifting Athlete Regina Hancock Accepts Sanction for Anti-Doping Rule Violation
USADA announced today that Regina Hancock, of Omaha, Neb., an athlete in the sport of weightlifting, has accepted a four-year suspension for an anti-doping rule violation.
Hancock, 41, tested positive for 3′-hydroxy-stanozolol, a metabolite of stanozolol, as the result of an in-competition drug test on March 20, 2021 at the USA Masters Weightlifting Championships. Stanozolol is a Non-Specified Substance in the class of Anabolic Agents and is prohibited at all times under the USADA Protocol for Olympic and Paralympic Movement Testing, the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee National Anti-Doping Policy, and the International Weightlifting Federation Anti-Doping Rules, all of which have adopted the World Anti-Doping Code and the World Anti-Doping Agency Prohibited List.
Statement from USADA CEO Travis T. Tygart on Testing for THC as Raised by the Sha’Carri Richardson Sanction Agreement Announcement
U.S. Track & Field Athlete Sha’Carri Richardson Accepts Sanction for Anti-Doping Rule Violation
AAA Arbitrator Imposes Four-Year Sanction on Weightlifting Athlete James Nelson for Anti-Doping Rule Violation
USADA announced today that an independent arbitrator from the American Arbitration Association (AAA) has concluded the case of weightlifting athlete James Nelson, of Fort Worth, Texas, and has determined that Nelson should receive a four-year sanction for his anti-doping rule violation. The decision comes after the facts of the case were presented and fully argued at an evidentiary hearing on June 10, 2021.
U.S. Boxing Athlete Arika Skoog Accepts Sanction for Anti-Doping Rule Violation
Bobby Green Accepts Sanction for Violation of UFC Anti-Doping Policy
USADA Hosts World’s Experts to Identify Normal v. Abnormal in Elite Performances
Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos Accepts Sanction for Violation of UFC Anti-Doping Policy
U.S. Paralympic Track & Field Athlete Richard Browne Accepts Sanction for Anti-Doping Rule Violation
U.S. Cycling Athlete Nelson Trujillo Accepts Sanction for Anti-Doping Rule Violations
U.S. Paralympic Track & Field Athlete Gregory Walker Accepts Sanction for Anti-Doping Rule Violation
U.S. Cycling Athlete Jackson “Huntley” Nash Receives Lifetime Sanction for Anti-Doping Rule Violations
Miles Johns Accepts Public Warning for Violation of UFC Anti-Doping Policy
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Athlete Felipe Pena Accepts Sanction for Second Anti-Doping Rule Violation
U.S. Weightlifting Coaches Ernest Prempeh and Bernabe Chavez Accept Sanctions for Anti-Doping Rule Violation
Statement from USADA CEO Travis T. Tygart on Eric Lira Investigation Conducted Under the Rodchenkov Anti-Doping Act
U.S. Ice Hockey Athlete Grace Bowlby Accepts Public Warning
Anti-Doping Forum Hosted by ONDCP with Olympic and Paralympic Athletes, Sponsors, and Other Stakeholders
The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee Athletes’ Advisory Council (AAC) and the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) are honored to have been invited to the first-ever ONDCP anti-doping forum including Olympic and Paralympic athletes, the USOPC, AAC, USADA, and U.S. corporate sponsors held on Friday, November 12, 2021.
Statement from USADA CEO Travis T. Tygart on HISA Introduction of Equine Protocol, Prohibited List, and Definitions
“We are honored to be involved at this stage to help draft and ultimately finalize gold-standard rules on anti-doping and medication control for the equine industry. We are excited with where this process is headed and with proposed rules being published for two additional rounds of public feedback.”
USADA Expands Whistleblower Options Utilizing RealResponse State-Of-The-Art, Secure Text-to-Report Technology
U.S. Cycling Athlete Matt McWhirter Accepts Sanction for Anti-Doping Rule Violation
USADA announced today that Matt McWhirter, of Scottsdale, Ariz., an athlete in the sport of cycling, has received a four-year suspension for an anti-doping rule violation.
McWhirter was subject to testing due to his membership in USA Cycling, which maintains the RaceClean Program that works to deter doping in the sport of cycling. The goal of the RaceClean Program is to create a level playing field from the grassroot to elite level of cycling.
Comparing Approaches to Anti-Doping: WADA, MLB, NBA, NHL, NFL & UFC: Part 3
Comparing Approaches to Anti-Doping: WADA, MLB, NBA, NHL, NFL & UFC: Part 1
U.S. Weightlifting Athlete Andrew Butterworth Accepts Sanction for Second Anti-Doping Rule Violation
USADA announced today that Andrew Butterworth, of Indianapolis, Ind., an athlete in the sport of weightlifting, has accepted a seven-year suspension for his second anti-doping rule violation. Butterworth’s first violation was announced in 2018, when he received a 42-month suspension after testing positive for stanozolol.
Liliya Shakirova Accepts Sanction for Violation of UFC Anti-Doping Policy
USADA announced today that Liliya Shakirova, of Tashkent, Uzbekistan, has accepted a two-year sanction for a violation of the UFC® Anti-Doping Policy.
U.S. Pentathlon Athlete Logan Storie Accepts Sanction for Anti-Doping Rule Violation
USADA announced today that Logan Storie, of Fayetteville, N.C., an athlete in the sport of pentathlon, has accepted a six-year suspension for his second anti-doping rule violation. Storie’s first violation was announced on February 24, 2017, when he received a 15-month suspension from Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne (UIPM) after testing positive for androsterone and etiocholanolone.
Statement from USADA CEO Travis T. Tygart on Testing for THC as Raised by the Sha’Carri Richardson Sanction Agreement Announcement
“As a follow up to last week’s release, we want to provide more information around the issue of THC positives and Sha’Carri Richardson’s sanction announcement.
AAA Arbitrator Imposes Four-Year Sanction on Weightlifting Athlete James Nelson for Anti-Doping Rule Violation
U.S. Paralympic Track & Field Athlete David Prince Accepts Sanction for Anti-Doping Rule Violation
USADA announced today that David Prince, of Bradenton, Fla., an athlete in the sport of Paralympic track and field, has accepted a 12-month suspension for an anti-doping rule violation.
Prince, 37, tested positive for ostarine (enobosarm), as well as LGD-4033 (ligandrol) and its metabolite di-hydroxy-LGD-4033, as the result of samples collected out of competition on September 27, 2020, October 15, 2020, and November 11, 2020. Ostarine and LGD‐4033 are Non-Specified Substances in the class of Anabolic Agents and are prohibited at all times under the USADA Protocol for Olympic and Paralympic Movement Testing, the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee National Anti-Doping Policy, and the International Paralympic Committee Anti-Doping Code, all of which have adopted the World Anti-Doping Code (the Code) and the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Prohibited List.
Mediating Football Disputes: The New FIFA Mediation Guidelines