
USADA, USOC Announce New Disclosure Rule in Fight Against Doping in Olympic Sport
Earlier this year, the United States Olympic Committee’s (USOC) Executive Committee passed a resolution pursuant to which the USOC will announce an athlete’s presumed positive doping test result or other doping rules violation 30 days after the disclosure to the USOC of a determination by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency’s (USADA) Anti-Doping Review Board that sufficient evidence of doping exists to proceed to a hearing.

USADA Signs Agreement with Australian Anti-Doping Group
The United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) signed a bilateral agreement with the Australian Sports Drug Agency (ASDA), USADA Chief Executive Officer Terry Madden announced Monday, in a move that will strengthen the fight against doping in sport.

U.S. Track Athlete Dees Receives Lifetime Suspension from USADA for Positive Drug Tests
Tony Dees of Tampa, Fla., an athlete in the sport of track and field, tested positive for a prohibited substance under the International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF) rules.

USADA Signs Agreement with Canadian Anti-Doping Agency
The United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) signed a bilateral agreement with the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES), USADA Chief Executive Officer Terry Madden announced Thursday, in a move that will strengthen the fight against doping in sport.

USADA Receives International Accreditation
The United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) received its accreditation to the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) ISO 9001:2000 and ISO/ Publicly Available Specification (PAS) 18873:1999, an international system of quality assessment and control for doping control, USADA Chief Executive Officer Terry Madden announced Thursday.

USADA Announces 2001 Second Quarter Testing Numbers
The United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) performed 1,637 doping control tests during the second quarter of 2001, USADA Chief Executive Officer Terry Madden announced Monday. The 1,637 doping control tests covered 41 sports.