May 29, 2015 “The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency applauds Congressman Paul Tonko (D-NY) for committing his time and energy to help create a uniform, independent, and meaningful anti-doping program for Thoroughbred horse racing through the Thoroughbred Horse Racing Anti-Doping Act of 2015. Along with the Jockey Club, the Breeders Cup, WHOA, the Humane Society, and others…
May 26, 2015 USADA announced today that Felipe Pena, of Vila Castela, Nova Lima – MG, Brazil, an athlete in the sport of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, has tested positive for a prohibited substance and accepted a one-year sanction for his doping offense. Pena, 23, tested positive for testosterone, which was confirmed by CIR (GC/C/IRMS) analysis, as…
May 13, 2015 USADA announced today that Jonathan (Carter) Luck of Harrisburg, Pa., an athlete in the sport of cycling, has accepted a 12-month sanction for his non-analytical anti-doping rule violation. Luck voluntarily disclosed information and provided physical evidence to USADA that initiated what is now an ongoing investigation into other potential anti-doping cases and…
Earlier this year, U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) staff traveled to Toronto, Canada to attend a training conference for Canadian Doping Control Officers (DCOs). As partners in emerging technologies, USADA attended to share experiences with the USADA Paperless Sample Collection System™ (Paperless) rollout process and to assist in answering questions from Canadian DCOs on how the…
May 11, 2015 The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) announced today the election of three-time Olympian Philip Dunn of San Diego, CA to the USADA Board of Directors. Dunn, an athlete in the sport of Track & Field (Racewalking), was recommended by the United States Olympic Committee Athletes Advisory Council and will serve as an athlete…
May 9, 2015 The Cycling Anti-Doping Foundation (CADF), the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) and the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) today announced an important anti-doping partnership for the 2015 Amgen Tour of California that will, for the first time, include a collaborative effort between the organizations to conduct both in- and out-of-competition testing for all athletes…
The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) was honored to be selected for the 2014 R. Max Ritter Award by United States Aquatic Sports (USAS), which was presented on May 2, 2015 in Colorado Springs, Colo. The R. Max Ritter Award is donated by the Ritter Family and is presented annually by the USAS to the organization…