U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA)
Lemos Garcia of São Paulo, Brazil, an athlete in the sport of Brazilian jiu-jitsu, ingested a prohibited substance without fault or negligence, and will lose competitive results.
Shannon O’Keefe of Arlington, Texas, an athlete in the sport of bowling, has accepted a public warning for her rule violation.
Members of USADA’s staff donated 56 man-hours to the Colorado Springs community volunteering with Pikes Peak Habitat for Humanity on March 13, 2014.
We have seen an increase in inquires at USADA about the use of Intravenous (IV) Infusions for this purpose, and would like to assist athletes and medical personnel by clarifying this.
Autologous blood transfusion is the collection and re-infusion of the patient’s own blood or blood components.
USADA’s Olympic Education team is devoted to educating Team USA providing extensive anti-doping education to thousands of athletes each year.
The Japan Anti-Doping Agency (JADA) invited representatives from the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) to meet, in order to share experience and best practices and to further our joint cooperative efforts.
