Russian riders Anastasia Chulkov Paul Yakushevsky passed positive doping tests at meldonium. This is the agency “F-Sport”, citing a source familiar with the situation.
According to the agency, the athletes passed a positive doping test at a time when no competitions.
In the Russian cycling Federation refused to comment on this information, “Interfax».
«We are waiting for official information. While not commenting on “, – told in the press service of the federation
Chulkova is a former world champion in cycling.. In 2012, she won the points race during the World Cup in Melbrune. Yakushevsky in 2013 won the bronze medal of the European Championship in Apeldoorn, where he was part of the team sprint.
As previously reported, “R-Sport”, the first two months of this year, 40 doping tests on meldonium in Russian athletes tested positive. The drug is banned for use by athletes since January 2016. Sources of the agency stressed that the situation involved athletes from more than ten kinds of sports.
Among those convicted previously used meldonium – Maria Sharapova, skater Paul Pavel Kulizhnikov, short trekisty Yelistratov Semen and Ekaterina Konstantinova, swimmer Yulia Efimova, bobsledder Nadezhda Sergeeva, cyclist Eduard Vorganov and others.
Earlier it was reported that the draft law submitted to the State Duma, which provides for criminal liability for inducing an athlete to use doping. The document proposes to punish the coaches or sports medicine specialist with a fine up to 500 thousand. Rub. If the coach will use against doping athlete without his knowledge, it faces imprisonment up to five years.
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