hmm, but they are pros, they make a living out of it. So even if they don`t know that it got forbidden - 1st it makes them really foolish ;p, 2nd - lack of knowledge isn`t an excuse. From 1st Jan it got forbidden and means DOPING, i think that quicker recovery after trainings is a doping, maybe this is dangerous, maybe meldronat helps to hide other drugs.
But from formal point of view those athletes just have been caught POSITIVE. Russian sport is probably the most "dirty" now and it only got worse even if it was only stupidity.
Hmmm, and i can`t believe Sharapova`s whole pro-crue missed such a change in regulations. Another question, what if Aga Radwańska and all other tennis players used it to recover after training or matches during GS or OG? Just asking , and maybe let`s not make heart-ill people out of great athletes. People with serious heart problems just can`t be pro athletes