The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) performed a total of 2,121 dopingcontrol tests in the first quarter (January 1- March 31) of 2008, including 1,775 domestic tests. Out-of-Competition (OOC) testing, widely considered to be the most effective method of deterrence, comprised
61.5 percent (1,091) of USADA’s first-quarter domestic tests. The 684 In-Competition (IC) tests accounted for the remaining 38.5 percent of USADA’s domestic numbers.
OOC testing typically occurs at the athlete’s home, training facility or other location and is performed with no advance notice to the athlete; however, some OOC tests are coordinated during team training camps. Of the 1,368 OOC tests in the first quarter of 2008, there were no tests were carried out at camps.
In total, USADA conducted 753 IC tests at 41 competitions in the United States, including five events for which USADA was contracted to provide doping-control services. In the first quarter, USADA administered 346 tests on U.S. and non-U.S. athletes in the United States on behalf of other anti-doping and sports organizations. During the same period USADA enlisted the assistance of international agencies to perform 45 tests on U.S. athletes living or training abroad.
USADA announced three anti-doping rules violations in the first quarter of 2008, including one suspension for bennzoylecgonine (a metabolite of cocaine), one suspension for cannabis and one suspension for a refusal to test.
USADA is responsible for the testing and results management process for athletes in the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Movement. USADA is equally dedicated to preserving the integrity of sport through research initiatives and educational programs.
USADA announces its testing numbers quarterly. Individual cases of alleged doping violations are announced at the time of the resolution. For the testing history of individual athletes, visit the USADA Web site at www.usantidoping.org.
FIRST QUARTER 2008 U.S. ANTI-DOPING AGENCY TESTING NUMBERS
| Sport | Q1 OOC | Q1 In
Comp |
Q1 Camp |
Total |
| Archery |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Badminton |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Baseball |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Basketball |
8 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
| Biathlon |
12 |
10 |
0 |
22 |
| Bobsled & Skeleton |
34 |
0 |
0 |
34 |
| Bowling |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Boxing |
12 |
44 |
0 |
56 |
| Canoe & Kayak |
40 |
0 |
0 |
40 |
| Curling |
5 |
12 |
0 |
17 |
| Cycling | 247 |
36 |
0 |
283 |
| Diving |
5 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
| Equestrian |
12 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
| Fencing |
7 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
| Field Hockey |
6 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| Figure Skating |
16 |
20 |
0 |
36 |
| Gymnastics |
18 |
0 |
0 |
18 |
| Ice Hockey |
7 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
| Judo |
20 |
0 |
0 |
20 |
| Karate |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Luge |
2 |
12 |
0 |
14 |
| Modern Pentathlon |
4 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
| Racquetball |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Roller Sports |
5 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
| Rowing |
71 |
0 |
0 |
71 |
| Sailing |
9 |
6 |
0 |
15 |
| Shooting |
10 |
27 |
0 |
37 |
| Skiing & Snowboarding |
35 |
190 |
0 |
225 |
| Soccer |
30 |
0 |
0 |
30 |
| Softball |
7 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
| Speedskating |
44 |
31 |
0 |
75 |
| Squash |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Swimming | 147 |
60 |
0 |
207 |
| Synchronized Swimming |
5 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
| Table Tennis |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Taekwondo |
4 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
| Team Handball |
4 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
| Tennis |
10 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
| Track & Field | 289 | 109 |
0 |
398 |
| Triathlon |
37 |
0 |
0 |
37 |
| Volleyball |
16 |
0 |
0 |
16 |
| Water Polo |
7 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
| Water Skiing |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| Weightlifting |
32 |
60 |
0 |
92 |
| Wrestling |
45 |
89 |
0 |
134 |
| Paralympic Alpine Skiing |
6 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| Paralympic Archery |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Paralympic Basketball |
6 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| Paralympic Boccia |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Paralympic Curling |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Paralympic Cycling |
9 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
| Paralympic Equestrian |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Paralympic Fencing |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Paralympic Goalball |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| Paralympic Judo |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Paralympic Nordic Skiing |
4 |
4 |
0 |
8 |
| Paralympic Powerlifting |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Paralympic Rowing |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Paralympic Rugby |
5 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
| Paralympic Sailing |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Paralympic Shooting |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Paralympic Sled Hockey |
5 |
8 |
0 |
13 |
| Paralympic Soccer |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Paralympic Swimming |
12 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
| Paralympic Table Tennis |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Paralympic Tennis |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Paralympic Track & Field |
20 |
0 |
0 |
20 |
| Paralympic Volleyball |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Other Sport Federations | ||||
| Australian Rules Football |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Ballroom Dancing |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Bocce |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Body Building |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Climbing |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Deaf Sport |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Netball |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Orienteering |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Paralympic Blind Bowling |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Paralympic Bowls |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Rugby |
6 |
35 |
0 |
41 |
|
Totals: |
1368 | 753 |
0 |
2121 |
KEY:
OOC: Out-of-Competition Testing (no advance notice)
CAMP: Out-of-Competition Camp Testing
IC: In-Competition Testing
2008 Testing
USADA Tests
Q1 Total
OOC 1091 1091
OOC Camp 0 0
IC 684 684
|
Total 1775 1775 User Pay Tests
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