June 1, 2018 USADA announced today that Buster Brown, of Bixby, Okla., an athlete in the sport of cycling, has tested positive for a prohibited substance and accepted a two-year sanction for his violation. Brown, 53, tested positive for the presence of an anabolic agent and/or its metabolites as the result of an out-of-competition urine…
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Athletes who have a prescription for a compounded medication or a compounded supplement should be aware that compounding pharmacies are risky. Compounded products are more likely to be contaminated because they are mixed by hand and there is limited regulatory oversight.
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May 22, 2018 USADA announced today that Scott Gross, of Orange Park, Fla., an athlete in the sport of cycling, has accepted a four-year sanction for an anti-doping rule violation due to his refusal to provide a urine sample. Gross, 59, refused to provide a sample as requested by a doping control officer during an…
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May 15, 2018 USADA announced today that Jordan Chipangama, of Flagstaff, Ariz., an athlete in the sport of track and field, has accepted a four-year sanction after multiple positive tests for a prohibited substance. Chipangama, 29, tested positive for meldonium following an in-competition urine sample he provided at the Grandma’s Marathon on June 17, 2017,…
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May 9, 2018 USADA announced today that Cesar Colunga, of Plano, Texas, an athlete in the sport of karate, has accepted a four-month sanction for an anti-doping rule violation. Colunga, 20, tested positive for ritalinic acid, which is a metabolite of methylphenidate, as the result of an in-competition urine sample he provided at the USA…
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May 8, 2018 USADA announced today that Amanda Kendall, of Bloomington, Ind., an athlete in the sport of swimming, has accepted a three-month sanction for her anti-doping rule violation. Kendall, 27, declared the use of an inhaler called Breo Ellipta, which contains the prohibited substance vilanterol, during an out-of-competition sample collection on February 14, 2018.…
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May 4, 2018 USADA announced today that Abigail Dahlkemper, of Menlo Park, Calif., an athlete in the sport of soccer, has accepted a public warning for failing to obtain a Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) prior to her use of an otherwise prohibited medication. Dahlkemper’s violation resulted from her use of the prescription medication spironolactone –…
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April 27, 2018 As the top skateboarders in the nation prepare for competition at X Games Norway in May, athletes also took time recently to prepare for future anti-doping requirements through discussions with the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) on the importance of fair play, athlete health and safety, and the international anti-doping rules. Hosted by…
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April 24, 2018 USADA announced today that Shaun Moffett, of San Antonio, Texas, an athlete in the sport of cycling, has accepted a 21-month sanction for his possession and use of testosterone and clomiphene. Moffett, 39, tested positive for clomiphene as the result of an out-of-competition urine sample he provided on December 6, 2017. Clomiphene…
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April 18, 2018 USADA announced today that Jason Griffin, of Easley, S.C., an athlete in the sport of paralympic cycling, has accepted a one-year sanction for an anti-doping rule violation. Griffin, 44, tested positive for benzoylecgonine and methylecgonine, which are metabolites of cocaine, as the result of an in-competition urine sample he provided at the…
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