May 25, 2016 TrueSport, a movement powered by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), is pleased to announce its third year of partnership with Colorado College Volleyball Camps, which will bring fun and engaging values-based education to over 250 volleyball athletes this summer. Through six camp sessions varying in skill level and age, each child will…
May 18, 2016 USADA announced today that Dr. Breno Faria, of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil, an athlete in the sport of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and a nutritionist who was advising athletes, has accepted a four-year sanction for an anti-doping rule violation. Dr. Faria, 34, voluntarily admitted to providing and encouraging a fellow Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu athlete,…
May 17, 2016 The “Andreas Krieger Story,” a collaborative documentary exploring the often tragic consequences of state-supported doping has received two more accolades in recent weeks, including the Award of Merit at the Indiefest Global Film Awards. Produced in partnership between USADA and the German National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA), the “Andreas Krieger Story” gives voice…
Athletes…you train day in and day out, and you have countless people helping you along the way. But, do you know who is really in your corner? Do they have your best interests at heart? Have you ever felt pressured to move forward in a direction that made you uncomfortable? What is the Prohibited…
May 2, 2016 USADA announced today that Daniel Lehr, of Ripon, California, an athlete in the sport of weightlifting, has tested positive for a prohibited substance and accepted a four-year sanction for his violation. This sanction was subsequently reduced by three-months at the discretion of USADA and the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), and in accordance…