Meldonium Affects Other Athletes

Watermelondrea · Mar 7, 2016

Maria Sharapova just announced that she failed a drug test at the Australian Open earlier this year for the medication Meldonium: the same drug as Ekaterina Bobrova was hammered for. This is a serious issue now, bigger than figure skating because if Sharapova (Also form Russia) failed this drug test, then who knows how many other athletes have used this.

moriel · Mar 7, 2016

Watermelondrea said:
Maria Sharapova just announced that she failed a drug test at the Australian Open earlier this year for the medication Meldonium: the same drug as Ekaterina Bobrova was hammered for. This is a serious issue now, bigger than figure skating because if Sharapova (Also form Russia) failed this drug test, then who knows how many other athletes have used this.

well, many, as it was only banned on jan 1st. Until that it was perfectly legal and anyone could have used it. I´m surprised with the omgomg serious issue, tbh - many people could have sued it while it was legal.
In Masha´s case, she just didnt read the notification and kept using it =D

sneakers · Mar 7, 2016

the more the merrier ? :shocked:

meldonium, banned as of Jan 2016

1 Ice Dancer, 1 Tennis Player, a Turkish athelete, a Swede and 3 Ethiopians currently testing positive