Maria Sharapova Announces That She Failed Doping Test [NYT]

[nevets88]

Maria Sharapova Announces That She Failed Doping Test

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She said she had been taking mildronate since 2006 for health issues. Mildronate, a heart medication, is also known as meldonium, which was added to the prohibited list this year.

Sharapova said she received an email from the World Anti-Doping Agency in December that noted changes to tennis’s program for 2016. She said that the email included a link to a list of banned substances, but that she did not look at it.

“I have to take full responsibility for it,” Sharapova said at a news conference in Los Angeles. “It’s my body, and I’m responsible for what I put into it.”

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/08/sports/tennis/maria-sharapova-failed-drug-test.html?_r=0

[SavvySwede]

Reading the article it sounds like a dumb but innocent mistake. I really hope they are lenient and allow her back on court in time for Wimbledon or at least the US Open.

[ElWagonne]

As the media digs deeper, it appears that Sharapova has been using this to get over so to speak.  Using a drug for 10 years that the manufacturers say is designed for a 4-6 week usage???  All that and Serena is still her kryptonite.

[natureboy]

I always suspected that loads of aerobic activity was cumulatively bad for your heart: