WADA’s Director General resolved to uphold integrity of sport David Howman, WADA’s Director General, travels from conference to conference, from meeting to meeting and talks about integrity, honesty and the fight against doping. He listens and he learns, and ensures that practices are put in place and upheld. If you believe in clean sport he [...]
Anti-Doping Information (1st May 2012)
With the closeness of the London 2012 Olympic Games we wish to update you on the results of the Anti-Doping controls carried out in January-April 2012. All NFs shall promptly be aware of any potential changes in the Qualification points. African Championships – Continental Olympic Qualification Event: 1 positive case European Championships – Continental Olympic [...]
WARNING – METHYLHEXANEAMINE
Methylhexaneamine is classed as an S6. Stimulant on the Prohibited List.
Any product that contains any of the following ingredients on the label will be reported as an Adverse Analytical Finding for Methylhexaneamine:
Geranuim -oil, -extract, -flower, -stems, -leaves, Methylhexaneamine; Methylhexanamine; DMAA (dimethylamylamine); Geranamine; Forthane; Forthan; Floradrene; 2-hexanamine, 4-methyl-; 2-hexanamine, 4-methyl- (9CI); 4-methyl-2-hexanamine; 1,3-dimethylamylamine; 4-Methylhexan-2-amine; 1,3-dimethylpentylamine; 2-amino-4-methylhexane; Pentylamine, 1, 3-dimethyl-.
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U.S. Judo Athlete, Lock, Receives Sanction for Anti-Doping Rule Violation
USADA announced today that Jane Lock, of Colorado Springs, Colo., an athlete in the sport of Judo, has received a two-year suspension for committing an anti-doping rule violation in which she failed to file her whereabouts information. Lock, 24, is a member of the USADA National Testing Pool, which consists of a select group of [...]
Minimising The Risk of Taking Contaminated Supplements
Many athletes have blamed ‘supplement contamination’ for testing positive over recent years. With an abundance of products now available, it is becoming increasingly difficult to ensure that each and every one is free from banned substances. We recently received an email from Informed Sport asking us to publish an article on the subject to help [...]
IOC Anti-Doping Rules applicable to the London 2012 Olympic Games
During the Period of the London Olympic Games, all Doping Controls initiated by the IOC shall include testing for all Prohibited Substances and all Prohibited Methods referred to in the Prohibited List. The Period of the London Olympic Games is defined as “the period commencing on the date of the opening of the Olympic village [...]
Bodybuilding.com CEO admits selling steroids
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The founder of an online fitness and bodybuilding company in Idaho pleaded guilty to illegally selling misbranded dietary supplements that contained steroids, according to federal prosecutors. The plea agreement says that while DeLuca was CEO between 2007 and 2009, the Meridian company sold five products as dietary supplements that the Food [...]
WORLDVIEW: Rotten standards for young kids By Richard Pound
As the 2012 Summer Games in London approach, the fight against doping continues. Despite notable progress in testing and enforcement, we’re still a great distance from the eradication of steroid use in sports. In order to close the gap between the testers and the dopers, the World Anti-Doping Agency(WADA) needs the help of both government [...]
Comments from fellow IFs on the Anti-Doping fight in sports
Hansjorg Wirz, European Athletics President: “It’s about quantity and quality of controls” “The battle is demanding but European Athletics will continue to be a relentless and leading organisation in this battle to secure fairness in sport. We are 100 percent behind the IAAF, the world governing body for athletics, the International Olympic Committee and WADA [...]
ADAMS: Portuguese recognized by the World Anti-doping Agency
Portuguese was recognized as an official language on the ADAMS system run by the World Anti-doping Agency (WADA). Portuguese and Mandarin were approved as official ADAMS system languages at a meeting of the World Anti-doping Agency in Lausanne, Switzerland on Wednesday. The Anti-Doping Administration & Management System (ADAMS) is a Web-based database management system that [...]
Anti-Doping Chief Calls for More Blood Testing to Catch ‘Cheats’
Athletes using performance- enhancing drugs such as human growth hormone are “getting away with it” because not enough blood testing is being done, the president of the World Anti-Doping Agency said. In 2010, WADA accredited laboratories analyzed 258,267 samples taken from in- and out-of-competition testing worldwide. Out of that amount, “effectively only 5,000” were blood [...]
Canadian police charge man with trafficking steroids
GUELPH — An online advertisement offering steroids for sale has led to a Cambridge man facing charges. Earlier this month, Guelph Police became aware of a Kijiji advertisement offering steroids for sale. Police arranged to meet with a man in connection with the advertisement in the parking lot of a Guelph gym. The man was [...]
