U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA)
Riley Stohr, of Saranac Lake, N.Y., an athlete in the sport of luge, has accepted a six-month sanction for an anti-doping rule violation.
Ostarine is the trademarked name for a Selective Androgen Receptor Modulator (SARM) that is not approved for human use or consumption in the U.S., or in any other country. Ostarine is also prohibited at all times under the S1. Anabolic Agent category of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Prohibited List.
J.C. Cruse, of Detroit, Mich., an athlete in the sport of bobsled, has accepted a 16-month sanction for an anti-doping rule violation.
Kayla Bushey, of Nashville, Tenn., an athlete in the sport of track and field, has accepted a two-year sanction for an anti-doping rule violation.
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Scott McPherson, of Lubbock, Texas, an athlete in the sport of track & field, has received a four-year suspension for an anti-doping rule violation.
Weightlifting athlete Tam Nguyen, of Fayetteville, Ark., has accepted a four-year sanction for an anti-doping rule violation.
Unlike an adverse analytical finding, a non-analytical anti-doping rule violation (ADRV) does not stem from a positive urine or blood sample, but instead originates from, and is substantiated by, other evidence of doping or violations by an athlete or athlete support personnel. For example, a non-analytical ADRV may stem from an investigation into a tip to a confidential hotline.
USADA announced today that a three-member panel of the American Arbitration Association (AAA) has rendered a decision in the case of cycling athlete, Gea Johnson, of Scottsdale, AZ, and has determined that Johnson should receive a 21-month sanction after testing positive for a prohibited substance.
