U.S. Triathlon Athlete Lisa Roberts Accepts Public Warning for Anti-Doping Rule Violation
Lisa Roberts, of Tucson, Ariz., an athlete in the sport of triathlon, has accepted a public warning for her anti-doping rule violation.
Dietary Supplement Industry and U.S. Anti-Doping Agency Warn Consumers about Dangerous, Illegal Ingredients Known as SARMs
The dietary supplement industry’s leading trade associations and the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) today joined in support of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) recent actions to protect consumers from body-building products containing Selective Androgen Receptor Modulators (SARMs) illegally marketed as dietary supplements. SARMs are dangerous and illegal, and they pose an immediate risk to consumers, jeopardize the careers of athletes, and have no place in any sports nutrition regimen.
U.S. Track & Field Coach Kenta Bell Accepts Lifetime Ban for Anti-Doping Rule Violations
Track and field coach Kenta Bell, of Nashville, Tenn., has accepted a lifetime ban for engaging in and orchestrating prohibited doping conduct.
Retired Weightlifting Athlete Vargas, Medical Director Merrens Join USADA Board of Directors
The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) announced today the election of two new Board members: Emmy Vargas of Los Angeles, Calif., a retired athlete in the sport of weightlifting, as an athlete representative member, and Dr. Edward Merrens, of Norwich, Vt., the Chief Clinical Officer for Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, N.H.
U.S. Track & Field Athlete Atlanta Westbrook Accepts Sanction for Anti-Doping Rule Violations
Atlanta Westbrook of Fairview, Tenn., an athlete in the sport of track and field, has accepted a four-year sanction for her anti-doping rule violations.
AAA Panel Imposes Two-Year Sanction on Weightlifting Athlete Amy Hay for Doping Violation
An AAA panel imposed a two-year sanction against weightlifting athlete, Amy Hay, of Portland, Ore., for an anti-doping rule violation.