“Anti-doping is moving rapidly toward a more forensic approach to protect clean sport through analytical and non-analytical investigations. The Athlete Biological Passport is a scientific tool to examine relevant indirect biomarkers of doping which further allows those that aim to level the playing field with the ability to detect and deter doping through state-of-the art…
August 25, 2015 USADA announced today that a sole arbitrator from the Court of Arbitration for Sport (“CAS”) rendered his decision in an appeal that sought to challenge the start date of track & field athlete Mohamed “Mo” Trafeh’s sanction, as earlier determined in the Award issued by the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) on December…
Edwin Moses will always be remembered for one of the most dominant reigns in world sport. For a remarkable nine years, nine months and nine days, he remained invincible in the 400 meter hurdles, going unbeaten in 122 consecutive races. By the time he retired from track and field in 1989, Moses had won two…
August 18, 2015 USADA announced today that Jason Rybka of Sisters, Ore., an athlete in the sport of weightlifting, has accepted a 4-year sanction for an anti-doping rule violation. This sanction was subsequently reduced by eight months at the discretion of USADA and the World Anti-Doping Agency (“WADA”) based on Rybka’s prompt admission of the…