Doping Cases and Bans Thread (2016 & 2017)

[Bearas 522]

 Alexej Shmidt

Sport: Cycling - Track

Substance: Eritropoetin

Result: 2 years ban (end on 9 August 2017)

[OlympicsFan 860]

Alexander Markin, russian volleyball player (Meldonium)

[dareza 911]

Up to 490 athletes may have taken meldonium during Baku 2015 European Games, research from the British Journal of Sports Medicine claims - PA

[Gianlu33 4,693]

Just now, dareza said:

Up to 490 athletes may have taken meldonium during Baku 2015 European Games, research from the British Journal of Sports Medicine claims - PA

In 2015 meldonium (unfortunatly) was legal.

[dcro 10,210]

Looks like meldonium is a big hit.

[Agger 1,664]

34 minutes ago, Gianlu33 said:

In 2015 meldonium (unfortunatly) was legal.

But it's still pretty interesting to know!

[Bearas 522]

2 minutes ago, dcro said:

Looks like meldonium is a big hit.

Yes it is.

 

Btw it was even used by Soviet army to give to their soldiers in Afghanistan war. 

Edited March 9, 2016 by Bearas

[Wanderer 1,726]

1 minute ago, dcro said:

Looks like meldonium is a big hit.

Even at my university know, my research group will try to synthesize it in lab... it has simple structure though.

[dareza 911]

40 minutes ago, Gianlu33 said:

In 2015 meldonium (unfortunatly) was legal.

it seems that Tokyo marathon winner Endeshawa Negesse also tested positive on meldonium.

[De_Gambassi 1,225]

http://www.wired.com/2016/03/meldonium-became-doping-drug-choice/

Quote

"The chair of Grendiks’ (Meldonium's manufacturer) board of supervisors, Kirovs Lipmans, is also president of the Latvian Hockey Federation and an executive member of the Latvian Olympic Committee. His dual role as a Latvian sports official and director of a company that produces a performance-enhancing drug raised eyebrows with at least one US anti-doping official. “It’s weird,” says the official, on background."

 

"It's weird" .  Euphemism of the year.