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The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency is responsible for anti-doping education, testing, and other activities for the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Movements.
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USADA Statement on Jon Jones Sample and UFC Anti-Doping Policy
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AAA Panel Imposes 4-Year Sanctions on Alberto Salazar and Dr. Jeffrey Brown for Multiple Anti-Doping Rule Violations
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Hey Coach! Do you know the anti-doping rules well enough to help your athletes uphold their responsibilities? If not, it’s time to get up to speed with USADA’s Coach’s Advantage tutorial: . For more ways to
#AvoidChaos
, visit:
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Statement from USADA CEO Travis T. Tygart on WADA Failure to Enforce Deadline for Russia Data Submission
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Supplements? Whereabouts? TUEs? Coach, if your athletes need help with their anti-doping responsibilities, you can and should be a resource for them. Make sure you’re ready by taking the Coach’s Advantage tutorial: .
#AvoidChaos
:
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Read the full statement from USADA CEO Travis T. Tygart here:
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Congratulations to
@HenryCejudo
on the EPIC
#FightClean
milestone! 💪
1st ever to get the 75 clean USADA test. I will be the first one to reach 100. Play hard play clean. Thank you 🙏🏆🏆🏆
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U.S. Track & Field Athlete Sha’Carri Richardson Accepts Sanction for Anti-Doping Rule Violation
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"Receiving my proper medal and having the record books changed is a dream come true."
Congrats,
@ShalaneFlanagan
on your🥈
#CleanSport
We are thrilled to congratulate
@ShalaneFlanagan
on her 2008 SILVER medal in the 10,000m!
📰
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Statement from USADA CEO Travis T. Tygart on the WADA Executive Committee's decision to reinstate Russa.
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Full statement from USADA, CEO, Travis T. Tygart on today's IOC decision:
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THE PROHIBITED LIST IS CHANGING ⛔
Major changes will go into effect on January 1, 2024, including changes to the status of tramadol and plasmapheresis. Learn more about the 2024
@wada_ama
Prohibited List here:
#Olympics
#Paralympics
#PanAmerican
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@dc_mma
This was just our quarterly reminder to fill out your Quarter 4 Whereabouts before the deadline on Sunday. Appreciate your dedication to clean sport.
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When did standing up for clean sport and clean athletes’ rights equate to bringing sport into disrepute?
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"It took 10 years for me to receive the medal I earned in 2007. A doper not only stole financial opportunities from me, but most importantly, the pride I could have felt in that moment." -
@karagoucher
@USATF
#MyMoment
#cleansport
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Statement from USADA CEO Travis T. Tygart on Chinese Swimmers’ Positive Tests
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Statement from USADA CEO Travis T. Tygart on WADA’s Defense Tactics
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“We tell our kids that they’re defined by the people you’re associated with…but when you’re faced with a powerful group in sport, you can get blinded in the hope that things aren’t what you see on TV or read in the papers.” -Travis Tygart
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“The entire process, including the secrecy and the unnecessary delay, has essentially defeated justice as all the athletes have been robbed of their moment on the podium which regardless of the outcome can’t be replaced now,” USADA CEO Travis T. Tygart told
@cbrennansports
.
Russian skater Kamila Valieva’s doping hearing this week at the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne, Switzerland is shrouded in secrecy. No outsiders are allowed. I decided to show up anyway and report on it. Here’s my first
@usatodaysports
column:
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“WADA has failed the athletes. It has bullied and disheartened athlete voices. This is the very organization that’s supposed to protect us!” -
@emmajcoburn
#TheReformers
@ONDCP
@WhiteHouse
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“Sports aren’t about putting performance-enhancing drugs in your body and standing up and performing...somebody has to take charge and if Wada’s really not going do anything about it then somebody else has to.” -
@MichaelPhelps
#cleansport
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Congrats to
@IcarusNetflix
and
@bryanfogel
for dedicating their Oscar win for Best Documentary Film to Dr. Grigory Rodchenkov, “our fearless whistleblower who now lives in grave danger.”
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“We need to bring clean athletes out of the long shadow cast by doping conspiracies. When we do, their bright lights will shine on their hometowns, their training communities, and the next generations of American athletes.” -
@MollyHuddle
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The fight for
#cleansport
never ends.
@karagoucher
knows that success in elite sport CAN be achieved through talent and hard work when clean athletes are given the opportunity to compete on a
#levelplayingfield
. Read about Kara's fight for clean sport:
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USADA’s Response Letter to Congressman Raskin and Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez
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"...clean sport is the only fair way to go."
@ebeisel34
Olympian &
@TrueSport
Ambassador.
#MotivationalMonday
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And we’re pumped
@karagoucher
and other athletes feel this way! 👍
#cleansport
#antidoping
#integrity
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Anti-doping in Russia is still a mess. Russian sport interfering with the NADO is a violation of the WADA Code. Ganus at least deserves an independent audit performed by a credible entity – not by Russian sport.
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Listen to
@USASwimming
athlete and three-time Olympian
@arschmitty
on why she competes clean 🏊♀️
#cleansport
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She's an Olympic silver medalist & 2017
@nycmarathon
champ, but
@ShalaneFlanagan
has also had big moments stolen by doping. Click the link to hear more from Shalane on how
#doping
has impacted her career & how she views
#cleansport
.
@usatf
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"Sports for me personally, especially as a young girl, gave me a lot of confidence and it still gives me confidence today. I feel like what I've learned throughout sport, I can apply to the rest of my life." -
@ShalaneFlanagan
#TuesdayThoughts
@TrueSport
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Huge congratulations to
@bmartrun
and
@AlysiaMontano
on their well-deserved medal upgrades! We’re glad all your hard work will finally be celebrated at the 2019 IAAF World Championships!
#cleansport
🥈🥉
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The
@ufc
Athlete Guide to the 2017 Prohibited List now available. Stay informed.
#cleanoctagon
#themoreyouknow
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We stand with you
@VictoriaAggar
and other clean athletes around the world. Athletes: If you read one thing today, read this impactful statement 👇
@Lindacath
@BeckieScott4
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"You can’t rob a bank, be caught robbing a bank and then just say, I won’t rob a bank again." -Travis Tygart
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"If confirmed that Chinese swimmers were able to become Olympic champions in Tokyo despite previous evidence of doping, that would be a disaster for world sport," she added. "This case is a slap in the face of all innocent and honest athletes."
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"When leadership fails to comply with and enforce the rules, athletes are defrauded, their livelihoods are put at risk, and they lose the ability to succeed through talent, hard work, and perseverance alone."
Joint statement from Global Athlete and
@FairSportOrg
following
@nytimes
and ARD reports on the positive drug tests of 23 Chinese swimmers
@wada_ama
@WorldAquatics
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Rio ready
@J_Prandini
stopped by today to represent clean sport
#CompeteCleanOrGoHome
|
@USATrack
@OregonTF
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"Honor to speak to the
@UofAlabama
Sport Business Graduate Program and great seeing fellow
@BollesSchool
alum
@MacJones_10
!" -USADA CEO Travis Tygart
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Two-time Olympic medalist
@LaurieHernandez
is back with more
#foodfirst
tips! This time, she shares advice on
#healthy
snacking, including her go-to snacks that keep her energized and her sweet tooth satisfied. 🍫🥜
@USAGym
#cleansport
#nutrition
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"I loved competing…and then I saw kind of a darker side, but now I see hope. I’m back to running for the reasons why I started running, just the joy of it and the competition and the friendships." -
@karagoucher
.
#TuesdayThoughts
#cleansport
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"We will fight, and we will never stop fighting."
@karagoucher
talked with us about her ongoing fight for
#cleansport
and why it's important to take a stand.
@CleanSportCO
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U.S. Swimming Athlete Ryan Lochte Accepts Sanction for Anti-Doping Rule Violation
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World record holder Regan Smith on the importance of drug testing in sport. 👏
@USASwimming
#cleansport
#antidoping
#integrity
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Thank you for always winning the right way and being a role model to the next generation of athletes.
#cleansport
#integrity
The Olympic Gold Medalist is now serving a 4 year ban for using EPO. I won Bronze that day. She tested positive in 2017 so Rio results still stand. Sometimes if a performance seems too good to be true, it is. My Bronze will shine brighter than her Gold.
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We all know the saying, "Breakfast is the most important meal of the day." For Olympian
@nathanwchen
, starting the morning off with healthy food keeps him fueled for his training and helps prevent injury.
#foodfirst
@USFigureSkating
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UFC Athlete, Cristiane Justino, Cleared of Potential Anti-Doping Policy Violation
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Statement from USADA CEO Travis T. Tygart regarding the McLaren Report
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“In our world, the rules are crystal clear, it’s strict liability. So, if you have a positive test, even if you determine it was some sort of contamination, you have to announce the test, you have to provisionally suspend the athlete, you have to disqualify the results, if it’s…
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That
#FridayFeeling
when two-time Paralympian
@gretaneimanas
talked
#cleansport
with
@usabasketball
U17 athletes!
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Hey,
@MichaelPhelps
! Thanks for being a
#cleansport
role model to athletes everywhere! 👏👏
@carson24foster
@USASwimming
#integrity
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"I'm very proud to be this position as a former athlete and Olympian who really believes in drug-free sport." -Edwin Moses on being on the USADA Board of Directors.
#cleansport
@USATF
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Are you curious what an Olympic gymnast eats on a daily basis? Well you're in luck! Two-time Olympic medalist
@LaurieHernandez
shares her
#foodfirst
approach at the link. 👍🤸
@USAGym
#nutrition
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9 years ago, Chaunté lost her moment on the podium. Today, she’s been awarded her much deserved bronze medal. Congrats!!🥉👏🏻
#MyMoment
#cleansport
The medal is now in route !! I am humbled and honored to officially now be called an Olympic Medalist
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2012
@USATF
Olympian,
@AlysiaMontano
shares why she competes clean. Why do you do it?
#WhyIDoItWednesday
#cleansport
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“WADA has left a void, and we, the international anti-doping leaders, must now step in and put principle above politics. That new approach must start today, as we find solutions and lead the way.” -Edwin Moses
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Abu Azaitar Accepts Sanction for Violation of UFC Anti-Doping Policy
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"This is the path I've decided to take and standing up for what's right is important to me." -
@_king_lil
. Head to the link for our interview with Lilly about being a voice for
#cleansport
& why she's doing it at the height of her career .
@USASwimming
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"I do feel like now athletes are banding together and just saying we deserve more…and we deserve to be on a level playing field." -
@karagoucher
.
#cleansport
#integrity
@CleanSportCO
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@TimKennedyMMA
Thanks, Tim... appreciate your support and for helping to keep the Octagon clean.
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Response to WADA’s Self-Serving Appointment of an “Independent” Prosecutor
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Athlete Reminder: 2017 Prohibited List Now In Effect. Tools & resources to help you navigate updates to the list.
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“You do your part to show you’re clean, and you get to the state where it’s, ‘I’m clean, come test me.’” -
@LylesNoah
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Now hiring! We are currently seeking Doping Control Officers (DCOs) for the following international cities:
1. Prague, Czech Republic
2. Mexico City, Mexico
3. Madrid, Spain
4. Amsterdam, Netherlands
5. Stockholm, Sweden
Apply today at .
#SportsJobs
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"As more facts are developed, I think the Rodchenkov Act potentially could come into play." Travis T. Tygart, USADA CEO, weighs in on the Kamila Valieva doping case:
@cnnsport
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The signing of the Rodchenkov Act into law marks an important day for clean athletes.
Despite their early reservations about the bill, we hope to work with WADA to help protect athletes around the world.
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Statement from USADA CEO Travis T. Tygart on the WADA Executive Committee’s Decision on Russia
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“WADA’s decision has sparked shock among athletes and sports fans worldwide...who, like me, with no transparency from WADA, are scratching their heads at this curiously timed development.” -Edwin Moses
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"You just can't possibly attempt to replace what's been lost by the athletes who right now are holding empty medal boxes," said USA CEO Travis T. Tygart.
By
@gabrielletf
from
@Reuters
#CleanSport
#AntiDoping
#Beijing2022
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“Beckie speaks for the millions, the silent majority in saying the athlete voice is belittled and disrespected by WADA, the very organization that is meant to stand up for athletes.” -Travis Tygart statement on
@BeckieScott4
interview with
@danroan
:
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U.S. Hockey Athlete Dryden McKay Accepts Sanction for Anti-Doping Rule Violation
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"It’s about giving it your very best effort, because you can’t control if you win. You might crash, you might fall, someone else might just be better, and that’s okay…but it’s not okay to cheat to win." -
@jessdiggs
. Retweet if you support
#cleansport
!
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#ICYMI
: We talked with
@karagoucher
about the fight for
#cleansport
and her experience as a whistleblower.
@CleanSportCO
#cleansport
#integrity
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Olympic Gold Medalist and
@usskiteam
athlete
@jessdiggs
talks about how
@BeckieScott4
was not only her skiing role model growing up, but also her
#cleansport
role model. Check out more from Jessie 👇
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In
#2015Code
, athletes may receive 4-year ban for 1st offense of prohibited substance/method.
http://t.co/LeQjxdMych
http://t.co/qVFQ6EgiYZ
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Lance Armstrong Receives Lifetime Ban And Disqualification Of Results For Doping Violations
http://t.co/i5963p1r
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“We are deeply disappointed to announce that we have been unable to reach an agreement with the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority for USADA to become the enforcement agency for the anti-doping and medication control program..."
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That's a wrap on U.S. Track & Field Olympic Team Trials in Oregon. We spent the time educating athletes about the anti-doping process and how to compete clean.
#CleanSport
#TokyoBound
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“Athletes have started a March. A march for transparency, independence and change.” To kick off the emergency summit, WADA Vice President
@Lindacath
calls for change and praises athletes for speaking out.
#TheReformers
#ReformWADA
@ONDCP
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U.S. Cycling Athlete Katherine Compton Accepts Sanction for Anti-Doping Rule Violation
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We are thrilled to announce the appointment of our new chair, Dr. Tobie Smith, and welcome
@karagoucher
,
@LeeCDinDC
, and Ambassador
@Tim_Roemer
to our Board of Directors.
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"Allowing Russia back into sport without meeting the standards, and allowing the athletes to keep the medals, could be considered rewarding an abuse of power." -
@KatieU11
#NoUTurnWADA
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Statement from USADA CEO Travis T. Tygart on CAS decision.
More on the decision:
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Statement on Russian Anti-Doping Agency finding of ‘no fault or negligence’ in case of ROC figure skater Kamila Valieva.
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Doping robs deserving athletes of big moments. Just ask Olympic silver medalist
@ShalaneFlanagan
.
#ICYMI
: We sat down with Shalane on how
#doping
has impacted her career and how she views the fight for
#cleansport
.
@usatf
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We commend Mary for her courage in telling her story. Systems that treat athletes like pawns must be changed for the sake of the health and well-being of all in sport.
This was a long time coming. For years, I felt broken and alone- I waited, yet no one reach out to help.
Now I am ok. But the system isn’t. And I can’t stay silent.
This was hard to share, so thanks
@lindsaycrouse
&
@nytimes
for all your support. ❤️
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"Cheating has been rewarded. Russia has been reinstated by the World Anti-Doping Agency. Honesty, honor and fair play have lost. The bad guys have won." -
@cbrennansports
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Statement from USADA CEO Travis Tygart on today's WADA’s Compliance Review Committee Recommendation
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