US Biathlete Tim Burke discusses why he made the decision to compete clean.

True athletes compete clean for many powerful and personal reasons. Seven leading winter athletes have teamed up with USADA to promote the principles of clean sport and fair play through the 'I COMPETE CLEAN because' campaign.

What drives and compels them to train day after day, year after year, putting in all the hard and often painful work necessary for sport success? What motivates them to remain true to the call of clean sport, even when shortcuts exist?

Through this initiative, these athletes met the challenge head on and boldly declared their answers.

The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) is the national anti-doping organization for the Olympic movement in the United States. Since its inception in 2000, USADA has worked to preserve the integrity of competition, inspire true sport and protect the rights of athletes in the Olympic & Paralympic movement in the United States.

US Speedskater Trevor Marsicano explains why he has made the decision to compete clean.

True athletes compete clean for many powerful and personal reasons. Seven leading winter athletes have teamed up with USADA to promote the principles of clean sport and fair play through the 'I COMPETE CLEAN because' campaign.

What drives and compels them to train day after day, year after year, putting in all the hard and often painful work necessary for sport success? What motivates them to remain true to the call of clean sport, even when shortcuts exist?

Through this initiative, these athletes met the challenge head on and boldly declared their answers.

The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) is the national anti-doping organization for the Olympic movement in the United States. Since its inception in 2000, USADA has worked to preserve the integrity of competition, inspire true sport and protect the rights of athletes in the Olympic & Paralympic movement in the United States.

Get an in-depth look at a hypothetical dietary supplement bottle and explore the real-life issues associated with dietary supplement packaging used for products being sold in stores today. The video highlights the tricks and loopholes that supplement companies take advantage of when trying to persuade potential customers to buy their products. Visit www.supplement411.org for more information.

The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) is the national anti-doping organization for the Olympic movement in the United States. Since its inception in 2000, USADA has worked to preserve the integrity of competition, inspire true sport and protect the rights of athletes in the Olympic & Paralympic movement in the United States.

Anti-doping authorities like USADA, as well as sport federations, leagues and organizations around the world also find themselves in a difficult situation. These organizations must consider that clean athletes rely on anti-doping authorities to remove performance-enhancing drug use from sport, including those performance-enhancing drugs found in certain dietary supplements.

However, they also recognize the dilemma facing athletes. It's not surprising that athletes turn to those who manage their anti-doping programs for direction about dietary supplements. After all, USADA provides a straightforward directory which allows individuals to find what medications are prohibited and which are not prohibited. (Global Drug Reference Online)

Why isn’t there similar advice for dietary supplements? Unfortunately, the issue is complicated. Supplements are regulated differently than medications and the industry, as well as those who purchase supplements, think and act differently. As a result, it is impossible for any organization to say with 100% confidence, what substances a supplement contains. And when an athlete or consumer cannot be absolutely certain, what their supplement contains, the door is left open for two very real possibilities:

- A positive anti-doping test result
- Negative and potentially dangerous health issues

Additionally, the number of dietary supplement products in the market is estimated to be more than 75,000 and growing. Because of these reasons, the answers are not straightforward.

Explore www.supplement411.org to understand the dilemma that athletes face when determining whether or not to use dietary supplements. Understand the issues associated with the industry and learn to reduce risk.

The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) is the national anti-doping organization for the Olympic movement in the United States. Since its inception in 2000, USADA has worked to preserve the integrity of competition, inspire true sport and protect the rights of athletes in the Olympic & Paralympic movement in the United States.

The Simple Truth : Decoding the Dietary Supplement Industry / United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA)

The United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) produced this three-minute video that explains the intricacies of the vitamin and supplement industry and how athletes can avoid making uninformed choices.

The Importance of Preventative Education / United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA)

USADA-CEO Travis T. Tygart disccusses the importance of preventative education.

U.S. Anti-Doping Agency Sochi 2014 Standard Education Presentation / United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA)

USADA strives to keep things as simple as possible for athletes in the USADA Registered Testing Pool (RTP). With the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games on the horizon, there are a few things athletes who intend to compete in the Games need to know.
To help Sochi-hopefuls understand the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and International Paralympic Committee (IPC) anti-doping rules, USADA’s Olympic Education Team has created a simple way for athletes to remember their rights and responsibilities.

Duration: 9:37 minutes.

USADA drug testing process / United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA)

Testing is an important part of any effective anti-doping program, and the area that most often comes to mind when thinking about anti-doping. From test planning and collection of a urine or blood sample, through the results managements process, USADA provides a thorough program, with policies and procedures in accordance with the World Anti-Doping Code, the WADA International Standards, the United States Olympic Committee Anti-Doping Rules, and the USADA Protocol for Olympic and Paralympic Movement Testing.

http://www.usada.org/testing/

USADA Paperless Sample Collection Process / United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA)

Testing is an important part of any effective anti-doping program, and the area that most often comes to mind when thinking about anti-doping. From test planning and collection of a urine or blood sample, through the results managements process, USADA provides a thorough program, with policies and procedures in accordance with the World Anti-Doping Code, the WADA International Standards, the United States Olympic Committee Anti-Doping Rules, and the USADA Protocol for Olympic and Paralympic Movement Testing.

http://www.usada.org/testing/

USADA Sample Collection Process / United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA)

Testing is an important part of any effective anti-doping program, and the area that most often comes to mind when thinking about anti-doping. From test planning and collection of a urine or blood sample, through the results managements process, USADA provides a thorough program, with policies and procedures in accordance with the World Anti-Doping Code, the WADA International Standards, the United States Olympic Committee Anti-Doping Rules, and the USADA Protocol for Olympic and Paralympic Movement Testing.

http://www.usada.org/testing/