August 29, 2008 USADA announced today that a three-person panel from the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), in its appeal decision, has upheld a one-year suspension for Track & Field athlete, Lindsey Scherf of Somerville, Massachusetts. Scherf, 21, refused to take part in a doping control test July 1, 2007 at the Gold Coast…
August 28, 2008 USADA announced today that Michael Kapes of Northport, FL, a U.S. athlete in the sport of BMX, has accepted a two-year period of ineligibility after testing positive for anabolic steroids during the Gator Nationals competition. Kapes, 20, tested positive for Boldenone, and 19-norandrosterone, as the result of a urine sample collected at…
August 6, 2008 Statement from United States Anti-Doping Agency Chief Executive Officer Travis T. Tygart in response to ratification of the UNESCO Anti-Doping Convention by the Senate and approval by President George W. Bush: President Bush and the United States Senate are to be congratulated for their commitment to the integrity of international sport and…
August 1, 2008 The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) announced today that U.S. Swimmer, Jessica Hardy, of Long Beach, CA, tested positive for the prohibited substance clenbuterol at the U.S. Olympic Trials on July 4, 2008, and has agreed to withdraw from the 2008 United States Olympic Team in the best interests of the team. While…
August 1, 2008 The United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) announced today that Tim McNeill, of Berkeley, CA, an athlete in the sport of Gymnastics, tested positive for a prohibited substance and accepted a public warning for his first offense. The doping offense involved the use of a prescribed anti-inflammatory medication under the care of a…
August 1, 2008 The United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) announced today that a three-person panel from the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has dismissed an appeal by Joe Warren of Colorado Springs, an athlete in the sport of Greco-Roman wrestling, which sought to reduce a two-year suspension handed down in January for a second…