MOSCOW, 26 March. / TASS /. The number of Russian athletes in doping tests that discovered the banned substance meldonium may increase in the near future to 30. This was the TV channel “Match TV”, said Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko.
“We have to find out in each case, – said Mutko -.. we have 27 cases may now be under 30. of the 123 “
it was reported earlier that meldonium detected in 123 doping samples of athletes from different. countries of the world. According TASS at least 20 Russian athletes suspected of using this substance. This skater Paul Pavel Kulizhnikov biathlete Eduard Latypov, cyclists Eduard Vorganov Anastasia Chulkov Paul Yakushevsky, skater Ekaterina Bobrova, Maria Sharapova, short- trekisty Yelistratov Semen and Ekaterina Konstantinova, volleyball player Alexander Markin, rugby players Alex and Alena Mihaltsovy, athletes Kotljarova Hope, Olga Vovk, Gulshat Fazletdinova and Andrew Minzhulin, Greco-Roman style wrestlers Saleev Eugene and Sergey Semenov, swimmer Yulia Efimova, bobsledder Nadezhda Sergeeva.
meldonium substance (drug “Mildronat”) used in sport to increase endurance organism to high physical stress during exercise and to high neuro mental stress during the competition. In the CIS countries the drug is used for the prevention of heart disease. The discovery of this substance in the doping sample athlete in competition and Out-from 1 January 2016 qualifies as a violation of anti-doping rules.
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