September 26, 2007 William Bock III is the new General Counsel for the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA). Bock has served as an outside counsel to USADA over the past seven years and has substantial experience in athletic drug testing matters. “Bill shares our commitment to protecting the rights of America’s clean athletes to compete…
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September 20, 2007 The United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) announced today that an independent arbitration panel issued its written decision finding that Floyd Landis of Murrieta, Calif., committed a doping violation during the 2006 Tour de France. Following a nine-day evidentiary hearing and a lengthy post-hearing review of all the evidence and testimony submitted, the…
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September 11, 2007 The United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) announced today that Brandon Caswell of Pendleton, Ore., an athlete in the sport of Paralympic track and field, tested positive for a prohibited substance and has accepted a two-year suspension. Caswell, 19, tested positive for benzoylecgonine, a metabolite of cocaine, July 1, 2007 at the U.S.…
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August 10, 2007 The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) performed a total of 3,095 doping control tests in the second quarter (April 1-June 30) of 2007, including 3,025 domestic tests. Out-of-Competition (OOC) testing, widely considered to be the most effective method of deterrence, comprised 54.3 percent (1,643) of USADA’s second-quarter domestic tests. The 1,382 In-Competition (IC)…
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July 30, 2007 The United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) announced today that Kenta Bell of Decatur, Ga., an athlete in the sport of track and field, tested positive for a prohibited substance and accepted a suspension for his first doping offense. The doping offense involved the use of a prescribed medication under the care of…
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July 16, 2007 Sports medicine physicians, certified personal trainers and other health professionals must live up to stringent anti-doping expectations according to “principles of ethical behavior” announced today by the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA). The initiative takes a strong ethical stand against doping, particularly as it relates…
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May 25, 2007 The United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) announced today that Joseph Papp of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, an athlete in the sport of cycling, has received a two-year period of ineligibility after his sample provided May 7, 2006 at the International 42nd Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey was reported positive for metabolites of testosterone…
DetailsMay 11, 2007 The United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) announced today that Jason Kristal of Petaluma, Calif., an athlete in the sport of weightlifting, accepted a two-year suspension for refusing to take part in a USADA out-of-competition test on February 9, 2007 in San Rafael. Kristal, 27, accepted the two-year suspension under the USADA Protocol…
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April 18, 2007 The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) performed a total of 2,025 doping control tests in the first quarter (January 1–March 31) of 2007 including 1,885 domestic tests. Out-of-Competition (OOC) testing, widely considered to be the most effective method of deterrence, comprised 65 percent (1,228) of USADA’s first-quarter domestic tests. The 657 In-Competition (IC)…
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March 12, 2007 The United States Anti-Doping Agency announced today that Remi Korchemny (Castro Valley, Calif.) withdrew his challenge to the anti-doping rules violations charged against him by USADA. Additionally, Korchemny has agreed that he is no longer eligible for participation in any sport organization that recognizes the World Anti-Doping Code, including the International Association…
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