What a shame we're seeing more and more CrossFit athletes in breach of the CrossFit drug testing policy. Thank you to CrossFit Inc. for expanding it's efforts and methods of testing each year. We hope that each year athletes learn from this and treat this very seriously and choose not to breach CrossFit’s Drug Testing Policy. You can learn more here. Four times CrossFit Games Veteran Emily Abbott was one of the most well known athletes to fail the drug test, testing positive for ibutamoren, an anabolic agent. Despite Emily's detailed explanation and supporting evidence, the CrossFit Games imposed the maximum possible sanction, and suspended her from June 22nd, 2018 until June 21st, 2022, without granting her a hearing. Here is a statement from Emily Abbott: “I am beyond disappointed and frustrated that the organization I have dedicated so much of my life to has basically ignored my explanation for my inadvertent exposure to ibutamoren. I have proudly represented … [Read more...] about 2018 CrossFit Games – Athletes Disqualified for Breach of Drug Testing Policy