The drug at the centre of the Maria Sharapova doping case has produced 99 positive tests so far this year, the World Anti-Doping Agency said on Friday.
WADA spokesman Ben Nichols told The Associated Press in an e-mail that since meldonium was banned on Jan 1, “there have been 99 adverse analytical findings” for the drug. Nichols did not provide details of who has tested positive.
Meldonium, a blood-flow boosting drug produced in Latvia, is most common in Eastern European and former Soviet countries, where it is often available over the counter. Seven of the 16 confirmed cases come from Russian athletes, …read more
Source: Daily News & Analysis
