September 30, 2010 October 1, 2010 Marks the Anniversary of the Agency’s First Decade Ten years ago, on October 1, 2000, the U.S. Anti- Doping Agency (USADA) began operations as the independent, non-profit entity established to carry out the anti-doping program in the United States for Olympic, Paralympic and Pan American sport athletes. Originally led…
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September 17, 2010 USADA announced today that US cycling athlete Jonathan Chodroff of Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, has accepted a two-year period of ineligibility for an anti-doping rule violation based on his use and possession of synthetic erythropoietin (EPO) in 2007. EPO, a synthetic hormone used to stimulates the body’s production of red blood cells, thereby…
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September 15, 2010 In serving its mission to protect the integrity of competition, inspire a commitment to the core principles of true sport, and preserve the rights of U.S. athletes to compete healthy and clean, USADA works proactively through multiple programs, including: athlete and outreach education; out-of-competition, no-advance notice testing; in-competition testing; collaboration with law…
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September 13, 2010 USADA announced today that Tyler Goff, of Middletown, Wisconsin, an athlete in the sport of Speedskating, has committed a rule violation and accepted a suspension for the offense. Goff, 24, a member of the USADA Registered Testing Pool, which consists of a select group of athletes subject to certain whereabouts requirements in…
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September 10, 2010 USADA announced today that US cycling athlete Duane Dickey of Cokato, Minnesota, has accepted a lifetime period of ineligibility for a second anti-doping rule violation based on his use and possession of synthetic erythropoietin (EPO) as well as his refusal to submit to sample collection. EPO, a synthetic hormone used to stimulate…
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September 9, 2010 USADA announced today that Andrew Crater of Asheville, North Carolina, an athlete in the sport of cycling, has tested positive for a prohibited substance and accepted a suspension for his doping offense. Crater, 32, tested positive for Carboxy THC, a metabolite of marijuana in the class of Cannabinoids, in a sample collected…
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September 2, 2010 USADA announced today that USA Track & Field athlete Chris Lukezic of San Francisco, California, has accepted a two-year suspension for an anti-doping rule violation based on his refusal to submit to sample collection. Lukezic, 26, refused to take part in a USADA Out-of-Competition doping control test on April 20, 2010. Under…
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August 30, 2010 USADA announced today that Mark Jelks, of Merrillville, Indiana, an athlete in the sport of Track and Field, has committed an anti-doping rules violation and received a suspension for the offense. Jelks, 26, a member of the USADA Registered Testing Pool, which consists of a select group of athletes subject to certain…
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August 25, 2010 USADA announced today that Brandon Barnette, of Saint Charles, Missouri, a Roller Sports athlete, has committed an anti-doping rules violation and accepted a suspension for the offense. Barnette, 25, a member of the USADA Registered Testing Pool, which consists of a select group of athletes subject to certain whereabouts requirements in order…
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August 19, 2010 USADA announced today that Michael Berry of Renton, Washington, an athlete in the sport of Track & Field, has tested positive for a prohibited substance and accepted a suspension for his doping offense. Berry, 18, tested positive for Carboxy THC, a metabolite of marijuana in the class of Cannabinoids, in a sample…
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