Oleg Verniaiev πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ says he tested positive for meldonium and has received a four-year ban as a result, backdated to November 2020. He plans to appeal the sanction to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. If the ban is upheld, he will miss not only Tokyo, but Paris as well. #Olympics pic.twitter.com/WEWHYyt77P

— Blythe Lawrence (@_BlytheLawrence) July 12, 2021