November 30, 2010 The United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) and Supplement Safety Now (SSN) applaud the United States Senate, including Senators McCain, Dorgan, Harkin, Enzi and Hatch for passing S. 510, the Food and Drug Administration Food Safety and Modernization Act. The Food Safety legislation allows for a quick solution to several of the concerns…
DetailsNovember 24, 2010 USADA announced today that U.S. cycling athlete, Charles “Chuck” Coyle, of Boulder, Colorado, has accepted a two-year period of ineligibility for an anti- doping rule violation based on his purchase, possession and use of synthetic erythropoietin (EPO) and insulin growth factor (IGF-1). EPO is a synthetic hormone used to stimulate the body’s…
DetailsNovember 24, 2010 USADA announced today that U.S. cycling athlete, Neal Schubel, of Saginaw, Michigan, has accepted a two-year period of ineligibility for an anti-doping rule violation based on his purchase, possession and use of synthetic erythropoietin (EPO). EPO, a synthetic hormone used to stimulate the body’s production of red blood cells, thereby increasing oxygen…
DetailsNovember 10, 2010 U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) Athlete Ambassador, and two-time Paralympic wheelchair curling athlete, Augusto Perez, was on hand today at Mount Anthony Middle School in Bennington, Vermont, to give a presentation to students about the importance of avoiding the pressures associated with performance-enhancing drugs in sport. Perez, who participates in the USADA Athlete…
DetailsOctober 29, 2010 USADA announced today that Evangelos Tsourtsoulas of Caldwell, New Jersey, an athlete in the sport of rowing, has tested positive for a prohibited substance and has accepted a public warning and loss of results from October 1, 2010, for his anti-doping rule violation. Tsourtsoulas, 25, provided a urine sample on October 1,…
DetailsOctober 22, 2010 USADA announced today that U.S. Track & Field athlete Ramon Clay, 35, of Miami, Florida, has accepted a two-year period of ineligibility for an anti-doping rule violation based on his use and possession of anabolic agents and hormones, and other substances during a period from 2000-2004. Anabolic agents and hormones are prohibited…
DetailsOctober 19, 2010 Dr. Lawrence S. Brown, Jr. is named Chair, Dr. Ralph Hale and Evelyn Ashford are recognized for their legacy, and Olympic Gold-Medalist Edwin Moses and Dr. Brian Hainline are elected as newest members. As long-time Chair, Dr. Ralph Hale retires from USADA’s Board of Directors, Dr. Lawrence S. Brown, Jr. takes over…
DetailsOctober 18, 2010 USADA announced today that an independent, three-member American Arbitration Association (AAA) panel issued its decision that LaShawn Merritt, an athlete in the sport of Track & Field, committed a doping violation and will receive a suspension for the offense. Merritt, 24, of Norfolk, Virginia, provided out-of-competition urine samples on October 28, 2009,…
DetailsOctober 6, 2010 USADA announced today that an independent American Arbitration Association (AAA) panel has issued a written decision finding that Kirk O’Bee, a U.S. athlete in the sport of cycling, has received a lifetime suspension for a second doping offense based on his use of synthetic erythropoietin (EPO) and human growth hormone (hGH). The…
DetailsOctober 4, 2010 Emerging Technlogies are Explored by Foremost Experts in an Effort to Advance Anti-Doping Science “Emerging Technologies” was the topic for the 9th Annual Symposium on Anti-Doping Science, hosted by the U. S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) October 2-4 in Lansdowne, VA. Held just outside of Washington, D.C. this preeminent event in the field…
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