
USADA Unveils New Logo
The United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) introduced a new logo today to better reflect its commitment to protect the rights of clean athletes and drug-free competition.

U.S. Anti-Doping Agency Awards $1 Million in Research Grants
The United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), as part of its continuing efforts to eradicate doping in sport and protect the health of athletes, has awarded more than $1 million dollars (U.S.) in grants to fund research designed to detect new methods of prohibited performance-enhancement, including a study involving gene manipulation.

U.S. Anti-Doping Agency Elects Olympic Gold Medalist to its Board Of Directors
The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) announced today that Annette Salmeen (Menlo Park, Calif.), a 1996 U.S. Olympic gold medalist in the sport of swimming, has been elected by the USADA Board of Directors to serve a four- year term in the USADA athlete board member position.

United States Anti-Doping Agency Announces Final Testing Numbers for 2004
The United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) performed a total of 8,051 doping control tests in 2004 in 69 Olympic, Paralympic and Pan American sports, including 7,630 domestic tests, USADA Chief Executive Officer Terry Madden announced today.

U.S. Track Athlete Jerome Young Receives Lifetime Ban for Second Drug Violation
Jerome Young of Fort Worth, Texas, an athlete in the sport of track and field, received a lifetime ban for his second drug violation.

U.S. Anti-Doping Agency Announces Third Quarter 2004 Testing Statistics
The United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) performed 1,725 drug tests in 66 sports during the period from July 1 through September 30, 2004 under its third quarter domestic testing program.