Very interesting. 2016 Olympian and 2017 US 10,000 champ for OTC has accepted a 3-year ban. U.S. Track & Field Athlete Hassan Mead Accepts Sanction for.
Brenda Martinez Accepts No Fault Finding After Testing Positive For Banned Substance
USADA Press Release
December 29, 2020
Colorado Springs, Colo. – USADA announced today that Brenda Martinez, of Big Bear, Calif., an athlete in the sport of track and field, has tested positive for a prohibited substance, which was determined to have been ingested by her without fault or negligence. As a result, Martinez will not face a period of ineligibility for her positive test.
“This is our sixth no-fault case in just one year, meaning that yet another athlete has been unjustly charged with a violation and publicly recognized for ingesting a prohibited substance from a completely innocent source, such as contaminated medication, meat, or water, and despite there being no effect on performance,” said Travis T. Tygart, Chief Executive Officer of USADA. “USADA strongly objects to this requirement under the rules and will continue to urge WADA to reform the system to be fairer for athlet