U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA)
[…] typically do not do so alone. More often than not, there are people alongside them encouraging and aiding them in their cheating practices. In order to help stem this tide and protect competitors from people who would use their position of power or influence to prey on athletes, the World Anti-Doping Code prohibits an athlete from […]
[…] trafficking violations, including the USPS Pro Cycling Team Investigation. Trafficking is also one of the chief accusations levied against the Russian government in their state-sponsored doping sy stem. Evasion/Refusal “Evading sample collection; or refusing or failing to submit to sample collection without compelling justification” is treated just as a failed test is, and thus […]
USADA surveyed testing pool athletes to better understand their perceptions of doping and get their feedback on anti-doping efforts.
Blood sample collection process for athletes subject to drug testing. What is a blood draw or test like? Learn the steps for a blood drug test.
[…] received a lifetime period of ineligibility and disqualification of all competitive results from August 1, 1998 through the present, as the result of his anti-doping rule violations stemming from his involvement in the United States Postal Service (USPS) Cycling Team Doping Conspiracy (USPS Conspiracy). Following the dismissal of Mr. Armstrong’s lawsuit on Monday, August […]
USADA Doping Control Officers share their experiences with the TAP device, athletes’ feedback on the new blood collection process, and what the device means for clean sport.
The 2014 USADA Science Symposium discussed the body’s response to tissue hypoxia, involving both hematopoiesis and iron metabolism.
[…] is to preserve the integrity of competition, inspire true sport, and protect the rights of clean athletes. Along with education and testing, robust anti-doping programs enable investigations stemming from tips and whistleblowers. USADA makes available several ways to report the abuse of performance-enhancing drugs in sport to protect clean athletes and promote clean competition. […]
Urine sample collection process and procedures for athletes subject to drug testing. What is a drug test like? Understand the steps of sample collection.
[…] six-month sanction for her anti-doping policy violation. Calvillo, 30, tested positive for Carboxy-THC, the pharmacologically-active metabolite of marijuana and/or hashish, above the decision limit of 180 ng/mL, stemming from an in-competition sample collected on December 30, 2017, at UFC 219 in Las Vegas, Nev. Marijuana and hashish are in the class of Cannabinoids and […]
