May 15, 2014 USADA announced today that Obenson Blanc of College Park, Md., an athlete in the sport of Wrestling, has tested positive for a prohibited substance and accepted a two-year suspension for his anti-doping rule violation. Blanc, 28, tested positive for Ostarine, a selective androgen receptor modulator (SARM), as the result of an in-competition…
May 8, 2014 USADA announced today that Todd Robertson of Boulder, Colo., an athlete in the sport of cycling, has accepted an eight-year suspension for his second anti-doping rule violation. Robertson, 51, tested positive for the banned stimulant Modafinil as the result of an in-competition sample collected at the Masters Road Championships in Bend, Ore.,…
Ask The Scientists Recent reports in the media and from other sources suggest that athletes may be attempting to enhance performance by using dangerous, highly toxic, concentrated gases. Inhalation of volumes of concentrated gases such as carbon monoxide, hydrogen sulfide, and xenon, even with medical supervision, may carry serious health risks. Hydrogen sulfide is particularly…
May 2, 2014 USADA announced today that Tyson Gay of Winter Garden, Fla., an athlete in the sport of track & field, has tested positive for a prohibited substance and accepted a loss of results dating back to July 15, 2012 and a one-year suspension for his anti-doping rule violation. Gay, 31, tested positive for…