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Scott McPherson, of Lubbock, Texas, an athlete in the sport of track & field, has received a four-year suspension for an anti-doping rule violation.
Weightlifting athlete Tam Nguyen, of Fayetteville, Ark., has accepted a four-year sanction for an anti-doping rule violation.
Unlike an adverse analytical finding, a non-analytical anti-doping rule violation (ADRV) does not stem from a positive urine or blood sample, but instead originates from, and is substantiated by, other evidence of doping or violations by an athlete or athlete support personnel. For example, a non-analytical ADRV may stem from an investigation into a tip to a confidential hotline.
USADA announced today that a three-member panel of the American Arbitration Association (AAA) has rendered a decision in the case of cycling athlete, Gea Johnson, of Scottsdale, AZ, and has determined that Johnson should receive a 21-month sanction after testing positive for a prohibited substance.
Weightlifting athlete, Benjamin Barnes, of Long Beach, N.Y., has received a four-year sanction from an AAA arbitrator.
Weightlifting athlete David Bayer, of Colorado Springs, Colo., has accepted a two and a half year sanction for an anti-doping rule violation.
Following the resolution of a recent case involving zeranol, USADA would like to emphasize that there is an extremely small risk of encountering zeranol-tainted meat in the U.S. and subsequently testing positive in a doping control test.
UFC athlete, George Sullivan, of Toms River, N.J., has accepted a one-year sanction for his second anti-doping policy violation.
