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Rachael Ostovich’s One-Year USADA Suspension Reduced after Supplement Testing

Ultimate Fighting Championship flyweight Rachael Ostovich has received an eight-month suspension from the United States Anti-Doping Agency for a failed drug test administered in January.

The out-of-competition test, which was administered on Jan. 3, came back positive for ostarine and GW1516, also known as cardarine or endurobol. The suspension, which was originally set at one year from the date of the failed test, was reduced to eight months after additional testing of one of Ostovich’s training supplements. According to a statement from USADA, “Although ostarine and GW1516 were not listed on the supplement label, the analysis revealed that the product contained ostarine and GW1516, the substances for which Ostovich tested positive.