May 11, 2011 Students participating in the District 11 Annual Ron Hein Track and Field Festival on Thursday, May 12, 2011 will be treated to a special visit by April Holmes, Paralympic Gold medalist and Athlete Ambassador for the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA). Holmes will also speak to students at Russell Middle School, sharing her…
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April 8, 2011 The United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) announced today that Peter Cannell, an athlete in the sport of cycling, has accepted a two-year suspension for violating the applicable sport anti-doping rules, including the Union Cycliste Internationale (“UCI”) Rules and the World Anti-Doping Code (“Code”). Mr. Cannell’s anti-doping rule violation was based on the…
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April 5, 2011 In the fourth quarter of 2010, the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) celebrated its 10 year anniversary, and with that milestone marked a decade of preserving the integrity of competition, inspiring true sport, and protecting the rights of clean athletes through a comprehensive and multi-faceted program. In serving its mission, USADA works proactively…
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April 4, 2011 USADA announced today that a three-member panel of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) based in Lausanne, Switzerland, rendered its decision in the appeal, filed by cyclist Alberto Blanco, that sought to challenge the earlier American Arbitration Association (AAA) award finding that Blanco committed an anti-doping rule violation. The CAS Panel…
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April 1, 2011 USADA announced today that U.S. cycling athlete, Andrew Tilin, of Oakland, California, has accepted a two-year period of ineligibility for an anti-doping rule violation based on his admitted use of the prohibited Anabolic Agents, synthetic testosterone and dehydroepiandrosterone (“DHEA”). Synthetic testosterone and DHEA are prohibited substances in the class of Anabolic Agents…
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March 18, 2011 USADA announced today that Mark Block, a coach and agent in the sport of track and field, has received a 10- year suspension from an independent three-member American Arbitration Association (AAA) panel for violating sport anti-doping rules. Block’s sanction resulted from evidence directly connected to the Bay Area Laboratory Cooperative (BALCO) drug…
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March 15, 2011 USADA announced today the findings of a groundbreaking research study, designed to measure Americans’ attitudes and beliefs about sport and the impact sport has on values and culture in America. According to the study, What Sport Means in America: A Study of Sport’s Role in Society, sports play a major role in…
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Feb. 23, 2011 Individuals recognized for their leadership, commitment and outstanding efforts in promoting the positive values and life lessons that sport instills. The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) today announced the Gold winners of its second annual USADA True Sport Awards program, produced in partnership with Discovery Education. USADA is proud to recognize the winners…
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December 28, 2010 USADA announced today that Mark Bathum of Bellevue, Washington, an athlete in the sport of Paralympic Alpine Skiing, has tested positive for a prohibited substance and has accepted a public warning for the anti-doping rule violation. Bathum, 52, provided a urine sample on September 20, 2010, during an out-of-competition test that resulted…
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December 13, 2010 The 29,000 students in Colorado Springs’ School District 11 will benefit from comprehensive curriculums offered by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), the agency announced today. In a vote during its School Board meeting last Wednesday night, as part of the district’s overall physical education and health education program the Board approved USADA’s…
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