THE 15TH ANTI-DOPING WORKSHOP OF THE AUSTRIAN DOPING CONTROL LABORATORY IN SEIBERSDORF The Austrian Doping Control Laboratory in Seibersdorf organized on November 28, 2022, DCL the 15th Anti-Doping Workshop with the main topic – Experiencing WADA: Passport, Paperless, Blood Spots and More. Photo: SAA Representatives of leading anti-doping organizations, especially WADA, AIU, USADA, DBS…
USA THREATS TO SUSPENSION OF WORLD ANTI-DOPING AGENCY FUNDING Photo: Matt Slogum / AP / TACC Conflict erupted between the United States and the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). America threatens to strip WADA of its contributions. The resumption of funding will depend on whether the influence of the States increases in the World Agency….
A FORMER U.S. OLYMPIAN REJECTS DICK POUND’S ARGUMENT THAT AN AMERICAN ANTI-DOPING ACT IS A THREAT TO THE WORLD ANTI-DOPING AGENCY’S EFFORTS. Grigory Rodchenkov, left, with Bryan Fogel in “Icarus.” Rodchenkov’s doping revelations led to Russia being banned from the 2018 Games and a Russian campaign to discredit him (or worse). Photo: Netflix /…
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…
USADA HAS RECOGNIZED A POSITIVE TESTED ATHLETE FOR OSRATINE Photo: USADA According to a USADA announcement dated August 31, 2018, was positively tested wrestler Victoria Francis of Colorado Springs, Colo., for banned substance ostarine (Group S1, 2 – Other Anabolic Substances, Subgroup Selective Androgen Receptor Modulators / SARMs / 2018 Prohibited List). The…
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…
