Leave the tennis? And ‘pregnant? Has new initiatives to be launched? No, nothing like that. Maria Sharapova, dark suit and even darker face, in Los Angeles had convened an “important” press conference to give a shocking news: “The ITF has informed me that I tested positive in a dope test at Meldonium during the Australian Open Melbourne. the medicine I took, as indeed do it for years, but never had tested positive antidoping. I took as a medicine and frankly I was not aware of the consequences. “
What is meldonium – Choc great: all in the same day when the Olympic champion in figure skating Ekaterina Bobrova, also Russian, was suspended for taking the same drug (an anti-ischemic), which used to combat headaches, has been included from 1 January 2016 on the list of prohibited Wada because it improves metabolism and energy supply of tissues.
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know? – The Meldonium He is doing casualties, therefore, especially in Russia. But ignorance on doping value of the drug could not be known, as the same 28-year old Russian admitted: “I received a letter on December 22 by the ITF in which there was the updating of the list of drugs with performance-enhancing effects, with a link to reference, but frankly I have not looked. ” Ouch … And indeed Masha added: “I took this substance since 2006, a drug called mildronate but that is the meldonium, due to a series of health problems. I often get sick and I had a magnesium deficiency due to an principle of hereditary diabetes. that’s one of the drugs, along with others, I was prescribed by my personal physician. However, the fault is mine, the body is mine and the responsibility is mine. I made a huge mistake. “
Maria Sharapova leaves the conference room of the lA Hotel Downtown Las Vegas. Afp
BITTER – A very dark face, that of Mary, who found the strength to a certain extent also to defuse the tension ” at this time many had made several assumptions about the nature of this conference. We say that if I wanted to announce my retirement I would have done on another carpet “referring to a sad ocher decor and grenade in which the short lecture has unfolded printing. “I disappointed my fans, I disappointed the sport. I do not want my career will end this way. I hope I get another chance.”
what threatens – Masha faces a sentence of two years (assuming that has not taken the substance to improve his physical performance), subject to reduction into account the degree of responsibility. There is in fact to take account of an immaculate career for over 14 years, the fact that a substantial number of Russian athletes are caught in these positive hours in the same drug, entered in the list of doping by just two months, and admission of its responsibility, there is the possibility that the sentence is reduced significantly. But the starting point is a two year ban … After the ruling Sharapova will appeal to the CAS in Lausanne.
The forfeit to indian wells – Now we know why the waiver of Indian Wells for Maria. Virtually everyone thought now to the withdrawal of a champion on the tennis courts for a lifetime, but at 28 years undermined by too many injuries. The winner of Wimbledon at 17, in 2004, the US Open 2006, Australian Open 2008, she completed the poker Slam at Roland Garros in 2012, repeating in 2014. Masha for the left forearm problems had played just three tournaments in the last eight months. Including the Australian Open. Those fatal, closed with k.o. with Serena Williams in the quarterfinals.
confirmed by the ITF – Time hour after the end of the press conference and Masha arrived notes the ITF and the WTA. So the ITF: “On 26 January 2016 (after the ko with Williams, ed) Sharapova has been subjected to a doping control during his participation in the Australian Open. The analyzes were performed by a laboratory accredited by WADA, which It found positivity to meldonium, which is prohibited by the WADA code. As a result she was accused of violation of the WADA Anti-Doping code (Article 8.1.1). Ms. Sharapova has admitted that he took the meldonium the day January 26 (not there will be counter-analysis, ed) and was thus suspended as a precautionary measure with effect from March 12, awaiting trial. “
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