SEPTEMBER 7, 2024. After missing the World Championships in June this year, rumors had circulated alluding to a possible failed drug test by professional BJJ athlete Fellipe Andrew with the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), a test performed on March 24, 2024, after his gold medal performance at the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation (IBJJF) Pan American Jiu-Jitsu Championships. Today those rumors were confirmed. Andrew has accepted two years of ineligibility for an anti-doping rule violation after testing positive for a prohibited substance.
According to the USADA press release, Fellipe Andrew tested positive for Clomiphene and its metabolites. Specified Substances in the class of Hormone and Metabolic Modulators, which are prohibited at all times under the Code and the USADA Protocol for Olympic and Paralympic Movement Testing, a protocol also applied to the 2024 Pan IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship.
Fellipe Andrew, who, 4 days ago had announced his departure from the Alliance team to join Art Of Jiu-Jitsu (AOJ) is yet to make a public statement on this matter. He is now the 15th Brazilian athlete to be caught by USADA’s anti-PED program in the IBJJF circuit since these screenings began.
Full USADA Statement:
USADA announced today that Fellipe Andrew Leandro Silva, of San Diego, Calif., an athlete in the sport of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, has accepted a two-year period of ineligibility for an anti-doping rule violation after testing positive for a prohibited substance.
Silva, 29, tested positive for clomiphene and its metabolites as the result of an in-competition drug test conducted at the 2024 Pan International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation (IBJJF) Jiu-Jitsu Championship on March 24, 2024. Although the IBJJF is not a signatory to the World Anti-Doping Code (the Code), USADA was contracted by IBJJF to conduct testing for the event and collected and analyzed Silva’s sample in accordance with the World Anti-Doping Agency’s International Standards.
Clomiphene and its metabolites are Specified Substances in the class of Hormone and Metabolic Modulators, which are prohibited at all times under the Code and the USADA Protocol for Olympic and Paralympic Movement Testing, which applied with slight modifications to the 2024 Pan IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship.
Silva’s two-year period of ineligibility began on April 16, 2024, the date his provisional suspension was imposed. In addition, Silva has been disqualified from all competitive results obtained in competitions sanctioned by the IBJJF or by any Code signatory on and subsequent to March 24, 2024, the date his positive sample was collected, including forfeiture of any medals, points and prizes.
In an effort to aid athletes, as well as support team members such as parents and coaches, in understanding the rules applicable to them, USADA provides comprehensive instruction on its website on the testing process and prohibited substances, how to file and update athlete Whereabouts, how to obtain permission to use a necessary medication, and the risks and dangers of taking supplements, as well as performance-enhancing and recreational drugs.
In addition, USADA manages a drug reference hotline, Global Drug Reference Online (www.GlobalDRO.com), conducts educational sessions with National Governing Bodies and their athletes, and distributes a multitude of educational materials, such as a supplement guide, a nutrition guide, a clean sport handbook, and periodic alerts and advisories.
USADA makes available a number of ways to report the abuse of performance-enhancing drugs in sport in an effort to protect clean athletes and promote clean competition. Any tip can be reported using the USADA Play Clean Tip Center, by text at 87232 (“USADA”), by email at [email protected], by phone at 1-877-Play Clean (1-877-752-9253) or by mail.
USADA is responsible for the testing and results management process for athletes in the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Movement and is equally dedicated to preserving the integrity of sport through research initiatives and educational programs.
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One more! What a shame!
Who are the athletes who have fail? I think it would be a great article