2018 Prohibited List: Summary of Major Changes
October 2, 2017
In 2018, the Prohibited List has a number of changes of which athletes and support personnel need to be aware. Read through the changes.
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USADA’s 16th Annual Science Symposium Brings International Experts Together to Examine Critical Topics in Anti-Doping Science
September 29, 2017
USADA’s 16th Annual Symposium on Anti-Doping Science will help advance current anti-doping science and shape the future of anti-doping research.
USADA Names Brad Horn Communications and Media Relations Director
September 27, 2017
The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) today announced the hiring of Brad Horn as the organization’s Communications and Media Relations Director.
UFC Athlete, Nick Roehrick, Accepts Sanction for Anti-Doping Policy Violation
September 21, 2017
UFC athlete, Nick Roehrick, of Denver, Colo., has accepted a one-year sanction for an anti-doping policy violation.
How Does a Substance Become Prohibited?
September 21, 2017
Under the World Anti-Doping Code, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) issues an annual List of Prohibited Substances and Methods, known as the Prohibited List, which is one of five International Standards. WADA reviews scientific and medical research, while also consulting with others in the anti-doping community, to make annual updates to the Prohibited List.
U.S. Anti-Doping Agency Delivers First Education Presentation to ASU Student-Athletes at Request of the NCAA Division I Athletics Program
September 19, 2017
For the first time, USADA delivered anti-doping education to athletes and support personnel at the request of an NCAA Division I athletics program.
Doping Crisis Threatens 2018 Winter Olympic Games
September 14, 2017
Less than five months before the start of the 2018 Winter Olympic Games, seventeen National Anti-Doping Organization (NADO) leaders held a fourth special meeting since the 2016 Rio Olympic Games and addressed the International Olympic Committee’s continuing refusal to hold Russia accountable for one of the biggest doping scandals in sports history, saying IOC inaction imperils clean athletes and the future of the Olympic movement.
The Who, Why, and How of USADA Testing
September 14, 2017
Protecting clean sport means that USADA tests athletes at every age and level of competition. Learn more about why and how USADA tests athletes.
U.S. Cycling Athlete, John Schiefer, Accepts Sanction for Anti-Doping Rule Violation
September 6, 2017
John Schiefer, of Union City, Calif., an athlete in the sport of cycling, has accepted a six-month sanction for an anti-doping rule violation.