April 16, 2019 USADA announced today that Nicholas Gibb, of Colorado Springs, Colo., an athlete in the sport of Paralympic cycling, has tested positive for a prohibited substance, which was determined to have been ingested by him without fault or negligence. As a result, Gibb will not face a period of ineligibility for his positive…
DetailsMarch 21, 2019 TrueSport®, a positive youth sports movement powered by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), has partnered with Disabled Sports USA (DSUSA), the national leader in community-based adaptive sports, to provide the youth sports community with expert-driven content focused on diversity and inclusion in sport. “We join in partnership with TrueSport because we share…
DetailsMarch 20, 2019 USADA announced today that Joseph Baratto, of Seattle, Wash., an athlete in the sport of cycling, has accepted a one-year suspension for an anti-doping rule violation. Baratto was subject to testing due to his membership in USA Cycling, which maintains the RaceClean Program that works to fight doping in the sport of…
DetailsMarch 14, 2019 Working to impress the importance of clean sport and educate athletes from around the world on anti-doping rules, the Professional Squash Association (PSA) and the World Squash Federation co-hosted four face-to-face presentations by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) during the first two days of competition at the PSA World Championships in Chicago,…
DetailsAhead of the Anti-Doping Symposium, NADO leaders met in Lausanne, Switzerland to discuss meaningful reforms to the anti-doping system in advance of the WADA Presidential election; Leaders call on WADA Presidential Candidates to publicly commit to: Further support the general principles of the 2016 Copenhagen Reform Proposals that call on the global regulator to become…
DetailsMarch 8, 2019 USADA announced today that Chelsea McClammer, of Champaign, Ill., an athlete in the sport of Paralympic track and field, has tested positive for a prohibited substance, which was determined to have been ingested by her without fault or negligence. As a result, McClammer will not face a period of ineligibility for her…
DetailsMarch 1, 2019 USADA announced today that Devin Logan, of Park City, Utah, an athlete in the sport of freeski, has accepted a six-month suspension for an anti-doping rule violation. Logan accepted a six-month period of ineligibility that began on December 7, 2018, the date her positive sample was collected. Based on Logan’s successful completion…
DetailsFebruary 26, 2019 USADA announced today that Cheyenne Schenk, of West Palm Beach, Fla., an athlete in the sport of weightlifting, has accepted a six-month suspension for an anti-doping rule violation. Schenk accepted a six-month period of ineligibility that began on January 28, 2019, the date she accepted a provisional suspension. Based on Schenk’s successful…
DetailsFebruary 12, 2019 USADA announced today that Ira Sorensen, of Herriman, Utah, an athlete in the sport of cycling, has accepted a two-year suspension for an anti-doping rule violation. In addition to its Olympic and Paralympic anti-doping programs, USADA works with National Governing Bodies (NGBs) in sport to execute anti-doping initiatives like the RaceClean Program…
DetailsFebruary 11, 2019 USADA announced today that Jennifer Pate, of Birmingham, Ala., an athlete in the sport of cycling, has accepted a four-year suspension for an anti-doping rule violation. In addition to its Olympic and Paralympic anti-doping programs, USADA works with National Governing Bodies (NGBs) in sport to execute anti-doping initiatives like the RaceClean Program…
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