
USADA Expands Whistleblower Options Utilizing RealResponse State-Of-The-Art, Secure Text-to-Report Technology
USADA’s Play Clean Tip Center will now provide a real-time texting option to report suspected doping behavior.

Independent Arbitrator Imposes Two-Year Sanction on Geraldo Augusto de Freitas Junior for UFC Anti-Doping Policy Violation
An independent arbitrator has rendered a decision in the case of a former UFC® athlete Geraldo Augusto de Freitas Junior, of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and determined that Augusto de Freitas should receive a two-year period of ineligibility for an anti-doping policy violation.

Athlete Advisory: Explanation of Key Changes on 2022 WADA Prohibited List
The 2022 List includes several changes that athletes should be aware of in case the changes impact their use of substances and treatments.

USADA Hosts 20th Annual Science Symposium on Synergizing Anti-Doping Science and Investigations to Protect Athletes and Clean Sport
USADA hosted the 20th Annual USADA Symposium on Anti-Doping Science on October 1–4 in Scottsdale, Arizona.

U.S. Cycling Athlete Matt McWhirter Accepts Sanction for Anti-Doping Rule Violation
Matt McWhirter, of Scottsdale, Ariz., an athlete in the sport of cycling, has received a four-year suspension for an anti-doping rule violation.

U.S. Weightlifting Athlete Jacob Lacoste Accepts Sanction for Anti-Doping Rule Violation
Jacob Lacoste, of Great Falls, Mont., an athlete in the sport of weightlifting, has accepted a three-year period of ineligibility for an anti-doping rule violation.