U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA)
Even though the topics discussed at the 2017 Science Symposium were highly technical, there are some key takeaways for everyone impacted by anti-doping science and rules.
An AAA arbitrator imposed a four-year doping sanction for cycling athlete Jenna Blandford, of Louisville, Ky., for using prohibited substances.
Royce Dates of Nashville, Tenn., an athlete in the sport of track and field, has accepted a four-year sanction for his anti-doping rule violations.
Lisa Roberts, of Tucson, Ariz., an athlete in the sport of triathlon, has accepted a public warning for her anti-doping rule violation.
The dietary supplement industry’s leading trade associations and the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) today joined in support of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) recent actions to protect consumers from body-building products containing Selective Androgen Receptor Modulators (SARMs) illegally marketed as dietary supplements. SARMs are dangerous and illegal, and they pose an immediate risk to consumers, jeopardize the careers of athletes, and have no place in any sports nutrition regimen.
Track and field coach Kenta Bell, of Nashville, Tenn., has accepted a lifetime ban for engaging in and orchestrating prohibited doping conduct.
The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) announced today the election of two new Board members: Emmy Vargas of Los Angeles, Calif., a retired athlete in the sport of weightlifting, as an athlete representative member, and Dr. Edward Merrens, of Norwich, Vt., the Chief Clinical Officer for Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, N.H.
Atlanta Westbrook of Fairview, Tenn., an athlete in the sport of track and field, has accepted a four-year sanction for her anti-doping rule violations.
