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U.S. Track & Field Athlete, Scott McPherson, Receives Sanction for Anti-Doping Rule Violation
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.
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.
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.
UFC athlete, George Sullivan, of Toms River, N.J., has accepted a one-year sanction for his second anti-doping policy violation.
Ariel Gibilaro, of Bryan, TX, an athlete in the sport of archery, has accepted a public warning for her anti-doping rule violation.
Ian McCall, of Costa Mesa, Calif., has been granted a retroactive Therapeutic Use Exemption and will therefore not face an anti-doping policy violation.
Weightlifting athlete Kelly (Breanne) Dykes, of Statesboro, Ga., has received an eight-year sanction for her second anti-doping rule violation.
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