January 24, 2018 USADA announced today that Sharon Jackson, of Atlanta, Ga., an athlete in the sport of racquetball, has accepted a public warning for failing to obtain a Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) prior to her use of an otherwise prohibited medication. Jackson’s violation resulted from her use of a prescription medication containing spironolactone –…
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January 23, 2018 USADA announced today that Alyssa Travis, of Cincinnati, Ohio, an athlete in the sport of weightlifting, has accepted a four-year sanction for an anti-doping rule violation due to her refusal to provide a sample. Travis, 32, refused to provide a sample as requested by a doping control officer during an out-of-competition test…
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January 22, 2018 USADA announced today that Lemuel Grayson, of Colorado Springs, Colo., an athlete in the sport of weightlifting, has accepted a public warning for failing to obtain a Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) prior to his use of an otherwise prohibited medication. Grayson’s violation resulted from his use of a prescription medication containing hydrochlorothiazide…
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January 19, 2018 USADA announced today that William (Bill) Beyer of Reston, Va., an athlete in the sport of triathlon, has accepted a two-year sanction for his anti-doping rule violation. Beyer, 56, violated the applicable anti-doping rules through his possession and use of testosterone beginning in August 2010. Testosterone is a non-Specified substance in the…
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Leaders from 19 National Anti-Doping Organisations (NADOs) came together for a fifth special summit, this time in Bonn, to discuss the urgent questions that are still unanswered in the lead up to the Olympic Winter Games. NADO leaders are speaking out to support clean athletes who face an uncertain playing field and who have voiced their concern that clean competition has been compromised.
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In a major step forward to enhance the information available to athletes and others about prohibited substances included in medications, the International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS) will extend the reach and accessibility of the Global Drug Reference Online (DRO) and help protect clean athletes around the world, through a partnership with the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) and its Global DRO partners.
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January 9, 2018 USADA announced today that Jordan Oliver, of Tempe, Ariz., an athlete in the sport of wrestling, has accepted a one-year suspension for an anti-doping rule violation. Oliver, 27, tested positive for amphetamine as the result of an in-competition urine sample he provided at the U.S. Open World Team Trials on April 29,…
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January 5, 2018 USADA announced today that James Vennera, of Rutherfordton, N.C., an athlete in the sport of archery, has accepted a public warning for his rule violation. USADA found that the violation was unintentional and resulted from his use of metoprolol, a prescription medication used under the care of a physician. Vennera, 68, had…
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*Information reflects the most current Prohibited List. The World Anti-Doping Agency Prohibited List (WADA Prohibited List), includes all substances and methods that are prohibited in sport, including substances and methods that are prohibited both in-competition only, as well as those that are prohibited at all times. Below is important information about the IV rule, why…
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USADA would like to remind all athletes that the 2018 WADA Prohibited List went into effect on January 1, 2018. The 2018 WADA Prohibited List does include changes from the previous year, so we strongly encourage athletes and their support personnel to review the updated 2018 WADA Prohibited List and use the resources below to better understand the changes.
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