Ottawa – April 7, 2025 – The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) announced today that Emma Brooks, a U SPORTS volleyball athlete affiliated with MacEwan University, received a four-year sanction for an anti-doping rule violation. Through information submitted to the CCES, it was determined that the athlete used two prohibited substances between August and September 2024 including BPC-157, a non-approved substance, and TB-500, a growth factor.
The athlete failed to dispute the anti-doping rule violation within the timelines specified in the Canadian Anti-Doping Program (CADP), therefore the violation and the sanction were confirmed by way of a deemed waiver. Because a provisional suspension was imposed on the athlete, the sanction ends on December 3, 2028.
During the sanction period, the athlete is ineligible to participate in any capacity with any sport signatory to the CADP or the World Anti-Doping Code, including training with teammates.
In compliance with rule 8.4 of the CADP, the CCES’s file outcome summary can be found in the Canadian Anti-Doping Registry. Under the CADP rules, the CCES makes public every anti-doping rule violation.
The CCES provides Canadians with a secure and anonymous means to report suspected doping and competition manipulation, both of which are major threats to good sport. For more information about how to report doping, visit cces.ca/integrity.
About the CCES
The CCES is an independent, national, not-for profit organization that works to protect the integrity of sport, and manages unethical issues in, Canadian sport. Through the administration of its programs, including the CADP and the Canadian Safe Sport Program, the CCES strives to ensure sport is fair, safe, accessible, and inclusive for all Canadians. For more information, visit cces.ca, follow us on LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, or X (Twitter).
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