Russian participant of the Olympic Games in Sochi, caught on the use meldonium – RBC

The Russian participant of the Olympic Games in Sochi, caught on the use meldonium

A participant of the Olympic Games in Sochi, a Russian bobsledder Nadezhda Sergeeva passed positive doping test meldonium, reports « R-Sport ».

at the Olympics in Sochi Sergeeva together with Nadezhda Paleeva took 16 th place in the competition . deuces

«Doping test A [Sergeeva] gave a positive result on meldonium, from the opening of the B sample, it was decided to refuse” – said the source « R-Sport . »

 

«Regiment athletes with positive test for meldonium arrived. Awful, but among them are now proved to me. I am shocked by the news, because I really took courses of the drug ( mildronata) at the end of the year, strictly on prescription FMBA and cardiologists. Of course, and doctors prescribed me mildronat, and I myself have been 100% sure that it is removed from the body for a couple of days, and on 1 January, I’ll be completely clean, “- said Sergeyev

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On Thursday it became aware of the positive doping sample another Russian volleyball. Last week it was announced that mildronata use ( brand name drug meldonium) caught doigrovschik volleyball team of Russia, Champion Universiady- in 2015 and winner of the European Games-2015 Aleksandr Markin.

On the eve of the strongest Russian swimmer Yulia Efimova convicted Used mildronata. This was reported by the TV channel “TV match.” If tests confirm the presence of a prohibited substance in the body athletes, she faces a lifetime ban. According to “Sport-Express”, a positive doping sample was taken in the contest season.

The last time Efimova came out at the start of the tournament Arena Pro Swim Series in early March, which won the swim the 100-meter breaststroke with a better result of the season in the world ( 1.05,70). Russian has been considered one of the favorites at this distance at the Olympic Games in Rio Rio de Janeiro , and also claimed medals at dvuhsotmetrovke breaststroke and the 50m breaststroke.

Disqualification for Efimova is already re. In May 2014 she was removed from the competition after being handed over positive test for anabolic steroids. Efimova said that illicit drugs contained in the food supplement, which she used, and she did not know about the content of this additive anabolic steroids. Explanations athletes were taken into account in sentencing, and she was disqualified for 16 months rather than two years. Efimov was stripped of the five medals at the European Championships FINA, four of which were gold.

After the disqualification Efimova won gold in the 100 meters breaststroke at the World Championships in Kazan. She also won a bronze medal in the 50 meters breaststroke. In addition to the World Championship in Kazan, Efimova also won gold in 2009 ( 50m breaststroke) and won at distances of 50 meters and 200 meter breaststroke at the world Championships in Barcelona in 2013. At the Olympics in London Efimova took third place in the 200 meters breaststroke.

meldonium been forbidden to eat from 1 January 2016. From this point on in the drug consumption worldwide were caught about one hundred athletes. Including positive tests for meldonium passed the Russian athletes: tennis player Maria Sharapova, skater Ekaterina Bobrova, skater Paul Pavel Kulizhnikov, short trekisty Semen Yelistratov and Ekaterina Konstantinova, volleyball player Alexander Markin, biathlete Eduard Latypov and rugby Alain and Alex Mikhaltsov