wada makes meldonium u-turn, could affect sharapova ban

[ergomaniac]

reuters.com/article/us-doping-wada-meldonium-wada-idUSKCN0XA14G

"athletes who tested positive for meldonium before march 1 could have bans overturned less than four months before the rio de janeiro olympics after wada said it was unable to establish how quickly the drug, outlawed since jan 1, cleared the human body."
"as revealed by rueters last month, the drugs latvian manufacturer said traces could remain in the body for several months depending on doses, duration of treatment and sensitivity of testing methods."

 

[ergomaniac]

so is still get e-mails from these guys.

thecatlinperspective.wordpress.com/2016/03/17/maria-sharapova-and-meldonium-consideration-of-a-therapeutic-use-exemption-after-a-positive-drug-test

this is an interesting article, but what I found really interesting was in the fourth paragraph from the bottom. "whether or not meldonium actually enhances performance in humans has yet to be demonstrated."

 

[ergomaniac]

not so fast, maybe. got this link from the other thread.
roidvisor.com/wada-refuses-take-responsibility-unfair-meldonium-witch-hunt

since sharapova admitted to taking meldonium after the ban, but instead pled ignorance.

remember kids, smile politely and say "no comment".