Doping Crisis Threatens 2018 Winter Olympic Games
Less than five months before the start of the 2018 Winter Olympic Games, seventeen National Anti-Doping Organization (NADO) leaders held a fourth special meeting since the 2016 Rio Olympic Games and addressed the International Olympic Committee’s continuing refusal to hold Russia accountable for one of the biggest doping scandals in sports history, saying IOC inaction imperils clean athletes and the future of the Olympic movement.
U.S. Cycling Athlete, John Schiefer, Accepts Sanction for Anti-Doping Rule Violation
John Schiefer, of Union City, Calif., an athlete in the sport of cycling, has accepted a six-month sanction for an anti-doping rule violation.
U.S. Weightlifting Athlete, Zachary Wuebben, Accepts Sanction for Anti-Doping Rule Violation
Zachary Wuebben, of Emerald Isle, N.C., an athlete in the sport of weightlifting, has accepted a four-year sanction for an anti-doping rule violation.
U.S. Wheelchair Basketball Athlete, Sarah Heinzl, Accepts Public Warning for Anti-Doping Rule Violation
Wheelchair basketball athlete Sarah Heinzl, of Tucson, Ariz., accepted a public warning for her disclosure of an anti-doping rule violation.
U.S. Cycling Athlete, Kayle LeoGrande, Receives Sanction for Second Anti-Doping Rule Violation
USADA announced today that Kayle LeoGrande, of Upland, Calif., an athlete in the sport of cycling, has received an eight-year sanction for his second anti-doping rule violation.
U.S. Weightlifting Athlete, Zack Herbert, Accepts Sanction for Anti-Doping Rule Violation
Weightlifting athlete Zack Herbert, of South Ogden, Utah, accepted a two-year sanction for an anti-doping rule violation after refusing to provide a sample.