August 20, 2018 TrueSport®, a positive youth sports movement powered by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), is excited to announce the release of a new resource to help parents and athletes make healthy choices when it comes to nutrition and dietary supplements. “We all struggle to sort through truth and marketing gimmicks when it comes…
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August 15, 2018 USADA announced today that Daniel Frazier, of Mattawan, Mich., an athlete in the sport of cycling, has accepted a one-year sanction for an anti-doping rule violation. Frazier, 49, tested positive for clomiphene, hydroxyclomiphene, and the presence of an anabolic agent and/or its metabolites as the result of an in-competition urine sample he…
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August 13, 2018 USADA announced today that Charles Ssekyaaya, of Crystal, Minn., an athlete in the sport of weightlifting, has accepted a nine-month sanction for an anti-doping rule violation. Ssekyaaya, 24, tested positive for 1,3-dimethylbutylamine (DMBA) as a result of an in-competition urine sample he provided on March 24, 2018, at the Minnesota LWC Championships.…
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August 8, 2018 USADA announced today that Anthony Ferraro, of Spring Lake, N.J., an athlete in the sport of Paralympic Judo, has accepted a six-month sanction for an anti-doping rule violation. Ferraro, 23, tested positive for Carboxy-Tetrahydrocannabinol (Carboxy-THC), the pharmacologically-active metabolite of marijuana and/or hashish, above the decision limit of 180 ng/mL, as a result…
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August 7, 2018 Nearly 900 elite athletes from USADA’s Registered Testing Pool (RTP) helped contribute to the largest study conducted to date on the attitudes and perceptions of athletes on doping and anti-doping efforts. Results of the comprehensive analysis, featuring nearly 100 questions around athlete attitudes about fairness and clean competition, perceptions about USADA, and…
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August 1, 2018 USADA announced today that Bruce Mazur, of Santa Fe, N.M., an athlete in the sport of cycling, has received a four-year sanction for an anti-doping rule violation. Mazur was subject to testing due to his membership in USA Cycling, which maintains the RaceClean Program that works to fight doping in the sport…
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July 26, 2018 USADA announced today that Jack Casey, of Smithtown, N.Y., an athlete in the sport of swimming, has accepted a six-month sanction for an anti-doping rule violation. Casey, 17, tested positive for anastrozole as the result of an in-competition urine sample he provided at the AT&T Winter Nationals on December 1, 2017. Anastrozole…
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USADA CEO Travis T. Tygart testified before the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, a Congressional Committee also known as the “Helsinki Commission”, today during a hearing on “The State of Play: Globalized Corruption, State-Run Doping, and International Sport.” Recognizing that doping devalues sport, robs athletes and sponsors, and contributes to global corruption, the…
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July 23, 2018 USADA announced today that Ryan Lochte, of Gainesville, Fla., an athlete in the sport of swimming, has accepted a 14-month sanction for his use of a prohibited method. On May 24, 2018, Lochte, 33, posted an image on social media depicting himself receiving an intravenous infusion. A subsequent investigation by USADA, with…
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TrueSport has announced partnerships with 12 additional National Governing Bodies of Sport, bringing its current number to 15 partners.
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