Montreal, 7 March 2016 – WADA has viewed, and is dismayed by, the revelations in yesterday’s television documentary released by German broadcaster ARD. The new documentary, titled ‘Russia’s Red Herrings’, contains new allegations suggesting malpractice by a number of individuals involved in the Russian anti-doping system.
The Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova has tested positive for the banned substance Meldonium.
The Russian Ice dancer Ekaterina Bobrova has tested positive for the banned substance Meldonium, according to Russian media.
Biathlon athlete Artem Tyshchenko of Ukraine will not analyse the B sample.
A new CAS Anti-doping Division will handle cases already starting with the Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016
The International Biathlon Union has suspended a second athlete after testing positive for Meldonium. This is the third incident involving this substance.
IBU decided to provisionally suspend an athlete due to an adverse analytical finding in athlete’s A sample. The athlete, WADA and the respective National Federation were notified according to the IBU Anti-Doping Rules in compliance with the WADA Code.
The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) announces today that it has notified Russian rider Eduard Vorganov of an Adverse Analytical Finding (AAF) of Meldonium (*) in a sample collected during an out-of-competition control on 14 January 2016.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) is to render a decision on the lifetime suspension issued by the International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF).
The German Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) suggests Institute of National Anti-Doping Organisations (iNADO) could take the role as an independent organization.