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Meet Amanda Elmore: Olympic Rower and Anti-Doping Education Athlete Presenter

She was a multi-sport athlete growing up, but Amanda Elmore wasn’t planning to do a college sport until a member of the Purdue University rowing team suggested that she go to tryouts. That tryout was...

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Meet Tyler George: Olympic Curler and Anti-Doping Education Athlete Presenter

When your parents own a curling club in your hometown, there’s a good chance you’ll spend much of your childhood learning the sport and getting to know its players…which was exactly the case for...

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USADA Staff Take on Dual Roles to Better Understand the Athlete Experience

Clean sport doesn’t happen without the work of Doping Control Officers (DCOs) who oversee the collection and transportation of samples, while also helping athletes understand their rights and...

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Q&A with USADA DCO Ann Miller: What are Chaperones?

USADA Doping Control Officers (DCOs) are often known as the face of USADA because they have the most frequent and consistent in-person interactions with USADA’s key stakeholder – athletes. However,...

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Meet Nzingha Prescod: Two-Time Olympic Fencer and Anti-Doping Education...

Despite playing a multitude of sports in her childhood, Nzingha Prescod quickly embraced the physical and mental challenge of fencing after being introduced to the sport at age 9 through the Peter...

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Meet Derrick Adkins: Olympic Hurdler and Anti-Doping Education Athlete Presenter

As an athlete competing in track and field in the 90’s, Derrick Adkins was part of a world without an independent national anti-doping agency and many of the innovations that have helped level the...

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Meet Jen Armbruster: Paralympic Medalist and Anti-Doping Education Athlete...

Jen Armbruster dreamt of playing basketball in the Olympics until she started losing her sight as a teenager. But a gold medal was still in her future as she took up goalball and helped the American...

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Meet Carissa Gump: Olympian and Anti-Doping Education Athlete Presenter

In 6th grade, Carissa Gump tried weightlifting for the first time at the encouragement of her middle school PE teacher. That encouragement and her participation in a casual after-school weightlifting...

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Meet Raymond Bunker: Professional Wrestler, MMA Fighter, and Anti-Doping...

Raymond Bunker began wrestling in high school and immediately fell in love with the sport. After joining the Marine Corps, he went on to realize he had the potential to compete at a high level in the...

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