Statement from United States Olympic Committee
COLORADO SPRINGS (USOC). The United States Olympic Committee is committed to being a leader in the fight against doping in sport. That commitment is evident in our support for the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, which is recognized and respected as the leading anti-doping agency in the world.
American athletes willingly participate in the most rigorous anti-doping program in the world, a program administered by USADA. In 2004, the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency has conducted more than 6,700 tests under its domestic program, of which nearly half have been true no-advance-notice tests. Of those tests, less than one percent have resulted in a doping violation. These results say something powerful about USADA and the overwhelming majority of U.S. athletes who are committed to competing clean and within the rules. In addition, USADA played an integral role in the Balco investigation and in the discovery of the designer steroid THG.
The U.S. Olympic Committee will expand its efforts to eradicate doping in Olympic sport with the assistance of the International Olympic Committee, the World Anti-Doping Agency, the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, and any other organization committed to identifying and punishing those individuals and companies attempting to enhance athlete performance through illicit means.
Our position on this is clear: there is no room on the U.S. Olympic or Paralympic Team for any athlete or coach who seeks to break the rules by using banned or illegal substances.
posted December 17, 2004
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