Sentences with word «meldonium»
The World Anti-Doping Agency says there have been 99 positive tests for meldonium since Jan. 1, reports the Associated Press.
fortune.com
The difference is that now, unlike prior decades, the testers are not that far behind — as we saw in January, when tennis superstar Maria Sharapova tested positive for a substance called meldonium, a heart - failure drug that had just been added to the list of banned substances.
«As meldonium is a non-specified substance under the WADA (and, therefore, TADP) list of Prohibited Substances and Prohibited Methods, Ms Sharapova will be provisionally suspended with effect from 12 March, pending determination of the case,» according to ITF in a written statement.
The World Anti-Doping Agency banned meldonium with effect from January 2016, deeming it performance - enhancing because it enabled users to carry more oxygen to muscle tissue, something of benefit to endurance athletes in particular.
She said then she was not aware that WADA had barred athletes from using meldonium, also known as Mildronate, as of January 1.
Alexander Krushelnitsky, who competes in curling, one of the Games» least physically taxing sports, is suspected of testing positive for meldonium, a banned substance that increases blood flow and improves exercise capacity.
But instead, she delivered the shocking news that she had been taking a drug, called meldonium, since 2006.
The drug, meldonium or mildronate, was developed in Latvia and has since seen sales rise as consumers want to emulate the Russian star, as reported by the Washington Post.
Nike suspended its relationship, pending an investigation, with five - time Grand Slam champion Maria Sharapova after she announced on March 7 that she testing positive for meldonium, a heart medication that can boost athletic performance.
Sharapova, the world's highest - paid female athlete and a five - times Grand Slam champion, stunned the sporting world in March when she announced that she had tested positive for meldonium, a substance she had been taking since 2006 but one that was added to the banned list on January 1 this year.