Russian officials from the sport “misjudged the location of emergency” and should have warned in time athletes of the prohibition of meldonium World Anti-doping Agency (WADA), accused, Wednesday, March 16, Russian President Vladimir Putin.
“obviously our sports officials have ill considered the urgency of the situation “, he said at a meeting of the Russian government. “They have not changed our list” of banned products and “did not inform the athletes, coaches and other professionals” of the decision of the AMA, said Vladimir Putin.
Product banned since 1 st January
“If this drug was added the WADA list, we would have to react accordingly “, he stressed during the meeting broadcast on television, calling on the government to strengthen the fight against the use of doping products by Russian athletes.
meldonium, added to the list of doping by WADA 1 st January, appeared on the front of the stage beginning in March when the former World No. 1 tennis Maria Sharapova revealed to have tested positive for the substance during the Australian Open in 2016.
After the announcement of Maria Sharapova, the AMA announced that 99 positive controls meldonium had been reported since 1 st in January. Sweden’s Abeba Aregawi, the world champion 2013 1500 m, or the Russian figure skater Ekaterina Bobrova, are particularly concerned.
Developed in the 1970s in the former USSR, Meldonium is to originally a protective drug heart cells sold only in countries of the East. It is supposed to improve resistance to stress.
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