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FOUR U.S. TRACK ATHLETES SANCTIONED BY U.S. ANTI-DOPING AGENCY FOR USE OF MODAFINIL
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Apr. 20, 2004) - The United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) announced Tuesday that four track and field athletes accepted sanctions after testing positive for the prohibited substance modafinil during competitions in 2003.
Chryste Gaines, 33, of Lithonia, Ga., Sandra Glover, 34, of Sugarland, Texas, and Eric Thomas, 30, of Houston tested positive at the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Stanford, Calif. in June 2003. Christopher Phillips, 31, of Little Rock, Ark. tested positive at the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Championships in Paris in August 2003.
Each athlete receives a public warning under IAAF rules for a first offense involving the prohibited use of modafinil and loses all results from the competition at which they tested positive. As a result, Glover (third, 400m hurdles), Thomas (first, 400m hurdles) and Gaines (fifth, 100 meters) are disqualified from their finishes at the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, and Phillips loses his fifth-place finish in the 110-meter hurdles at the IAAF World Championships. Glover and Thomas were members of the 2000 U.S. Olympic team, and Gaines competed on both the 1996 and 2000 U.S. Olympic teams.
Each athlete tested positive for metabolites of modafinil, a central nervous system stimulant that was prohibited at the time of the test because it is related to the classes of substances banned under IAAF rules.
In 2004, USADA has announced 12 doping violations. USADA became the independent anti-doping agency for U.S. Olympic, Pan Am and Paralympic athletes on Oct. 2, 2000.
USADA is responsible for managing the testing and adjudication process for U.S. Olympic, Pan Am and Paralympic athletes. USADA is equally dedicated to preserving the integrity of sport through research initiatives and educational programs.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Apr. 20, 2004) - The United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) announced Tuesday that four track and field athletes accepted sanctions after testing positive for the prohibited substance modafinil during competitions in 2003.
Chryste Gaines, 33, of Lithonia, Ga., Sandra Glover, 34, of Sugarland, Texas, and Eric Thomas, 30, of Houston tested positive at the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Stanford, Calif. in June 2003. Christopher Phillips, 31, of Little Rock, Ark. tested positive at the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Championships in Paris in August 2003.
Each athlete receives a public warning under IAAF rules for a first offense involving the prohibited use of modafinil and loses all results from the competition at which they tested positive. As a result, Glover (third, 400m hurdles), Thomas (first, 400m hurdles) and Gaines (fifth, 100 meters) are disqualified from their finishes at the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, and Phillips loses his fifth-place finish in the 110-meter hurdles at the IAAF World Championships. Glover and Thomas were members of the 2000 U.S. Olympic team, and Gaines competed on both the 1996 and 2000 U.S. Olympic teams.
Each athlete tested positive for metabolites of modafinil, a central nervous system stimulant that was prohibited at the time of the test because it is related to the classes of substances banned under IAAF rules.
In 2004, USADA has announced 12 doping violations. USADA became the independent anti-doping agency for U.S. Olympic, Pan Am and Paralympic athletes on Oct. 2, 2000.
USADA is responsible for managing the testing and adjudication process for U.S. Olympic, Pan Am and Paralympic athletes. USADA is equally dedicated to preserving the integrity of sport through research initiatives and educational programs.
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