Hypoxen (polydihydroxyphenylenethiosulfonate sodium) - this is another drug with potential performance-enhancing effects for endurance athletes that was just added to the 2023 WADA Monitoring List. It is NOT yet banned by WADA.
It first received mainstream attention when it was discovered in anti-doping results of Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva during the 2022 Winter Olympics:
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It first received mainstream attention when it was discovered in anti-doping results of Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva during the 2022 Winter Olympics:
Cardiologists question the utility of the drugs found in Valieva’s blood. (Published 2022)
The Russian figure skater said she took the substances to treat a heart ailment.
