World champion swimmer Yulia Efimova caught Used meldonium – RBC

World Champion swimmer Yulia Efimova caught Used meldonium

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 It will have 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.

The representative of the press service of the Russian Swimming Federation, said “RIA Novosti” that the Federation informed in advance swimmers ban meldonium. In addition, the organization said that the WWF did not give comments on the sample Efimova. « officially announce that the All-Russian Swimming Federation did not give information to the media on the results of doping tests Yulia Efimova”, – stated in the press -service.

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 ( mildronat -. Trade name of the drug) was 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

Paul Kulizhnikovu, record holder and world champion in speed skating, also faces a lifetime ban. Previously, he was suspended for two years for using banned drugs.

All the Russian athletes found to have used meldonium, abandoned the next starts. Most of the abandoned opening of the B Sample and admitted meldonium used.

On Tuesday, the scandal involving the use meldonium Russian athletes, said Russian President Vladimir Putin. He urged not to politicize the issue and look for the “conspiracy theory”. The President also expressed the opinion that sports officials during failed to inform athletes about the ban of the drug.

«It is obvious that our sports leaders have to say about it, showed a lack of understanding the relevance of these issues in a timely manner is not filled up lists of relevant, which were submitted to international appropriate structures are not filled up our stop-lists, had not been informed promptly of athletes, coaches and other professionals “, – Putin said, urging” systematic and timely response to the decisions taken, including at the level of international organizations “

Russian sports Minister Vitaly Mutko said earlier that he takes responsibility for the removal of a number of Russian athletes on competition in connection with the anti- doping rule violation.

«As head of the industry, I bear its responsibility for the Paul Kulizhnikova, for Yekaterina Bobrova, I share a collective responsibility and should be close to them. We must understand that not work, you need to create a system that will protect against things like top athletes.

When your not creating falls on Latvia’s preparations for the Chinese. Its research and development activities in the sphere of sports should be, “- said Mutko agency« R-Sport ».