US Anti-Doping Agency chief highlights need for greater oversight of organizations chasing success at any cost. Photo: AFP PHOTO | JOHN THYS Travis Tygart has called out UK Sport’s reported trials of ketones, urging for greater oversight of organizations in their quest for success at any cost. Tygart, chief executive of the U.S. Anti-Doping…
US ANTI-DOPING CHIEF TRAVIS TYGART REQUESTS: “WADA MUST REFORM” In the SPORTBUZZER interview, USADA CEO Travis Tygart calls for reforms from WADA. © Getty Images / imago images / Ernst Wukits (Montage) The American government is currently threatening to freeze donations to the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) if the doping guards do not…
USADA CEO: 90-year-old’s world record triggered doping test USADA CEO says no-fault cases like Carl Grove’s show how the anti-doping system needs to be overhauled and fixed. Travis Tygart, CEO of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), said that the only reason 90-year-old cyclist Carl Grove was given an anti-doping test was because he set a…
SURVEY: ATHLETES FEEL PRESSURE OF WIN-AT-ALL-COSTS CULTURE A majority of U.S. athletes responding to an anti-doping survey said they feel pressure from higher-ups to win medals, and the spotlight shines only on those who pile up victories. Though athletes have often cited the win-at-all-costs culture as a reason they cheat, only a slim number of…
