April 20, 2017 USADA announced today that a three-member panel of the American Arbitration Association (AAA) has rendered its decision in the case of track & field athlete Brianna Rollins, of Los Angeles, Calif., and has determined that Rollins should receive a 12-month sanction for failing to properly file Whereabouts information. Rollins, 25, is a…
April 19, 2017 USADA announced today that Amanda Geving, of Largo, Fla., a national-level athlete in the sport of cycling, has accepted a 12-month sanction for an anti-doping rule violation. Geving, 28, tested positive for acetazolamide as the result of an out-of-competition urine sample she provided on January 18, 2017. Acetazolamide is a Specified Substance…
What is the RTP? When athletes are added to USADA’s Registered Testing Pool, or RTP, it’s usually because they are among the highest-performing athletes in their sport, and as their performances increase, so to do their anti-doping responsibilities. Unlike other competitors, RTP athletes are responsible for providing USADA with their Whereabouts information, including their training…
Following his retirement in November 2016, USADA’s longtime Chief Science Officer Larry Bowers continues to be recognized for his critical contributions to anti-doping science, most recently with the 2017 Endocrine Society Laureate Outstanding Public Service Award. This prestigious award honors those who have demonstrated exceptional dedication to public service or awareness in the field of…
Examples of manufacturers that have marketed seemingly low-risk vitamin and electrolyte supplements that contained dangerous and prohibited anabolic agents.
April 6, 2017 USADA announced today that Patrick (Dillon) Schrodt, of Colorado Springs, Colo., an athlete in the sport of bobsled, has accepted a 16-month sanction for an anti-doping rule violation. Schrodt, 25, tested positive for dimethylbutylamine (DMBA) as the result of an in-competition urine sample he provided on January 12, 2017, at the International…