United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA)
US calls for further Wada reform, holds back $2.9m payment
The US government is retaining a $2.93m (€2.4m) payment due to the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) as it seeks further evidence of reform at the global organisation.
Wada threatens USADA with sanctions over funding dispute
The World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) has stated the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) could be declared non-compliant with the Wada Code, effectively threatening the ability for top athletes to compete…
Usada’s Tygart criticises Nike involvement in Salazar scandal
Travis Tygart, chief executive of the United States Anti-Doping Agency (Usada), has heavily criticised Nike’s involvement in the Alberto Salazar doping scandal and called on sponsors to do more to protect c…
Nike Oregon Project’s Salazar handed four-year ban for doping violations
The US Anti-Doping Agency has announced that it has handed American track coach Alberto Salazar a four-year ban from the sport for doping violations committed while he was head of the Nike Oregon Project
Lifting of Russia’s WADA ban met with widespread criticism and warnings from IAAF and IPC
The World Anti-Doping Agency’s decision to reinstate the Russian Anti-Doping Agency has been met with widespread criticism from across the world of sport, leaving WADA facing crisis.
IOC fires back at proposal for US anti-doping law
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has issued a rebuke to US calls to force through a law that would allow officials to police doping that occurs outside its borders