Maria Sharapova tests positive for meldonium … but what is it?

Maria Sharapova was banned for two years on Wednesday as Mardia Sharapova failed to pass the drug test in this year's Australian Open and Meldonium is attracting attention again

Mi Qufu is also known as gentle, and Sharapova has been known for the name of this medicine since 2006.

But what do we know about this substance, why does the Russian accept it, and why is it forbidden this year alone?

Metrexone is used to treat ischemia: in the case of angina pectoris or heart failure, the lack of blood flow in the body

It is made in Latvia, and it is distributed only in Baltic countries and Russia. It is used in the United States without approval of the US Food and Drug Administration and is not permitted in other parts of Europe.

By conveying more oxygen to the muscle tissue, Wada discovered "athletes use it to improve performance evidence."

The decision to add Meldonium to the prohibited list was approved on September 16, 2015 and came into effect on January 1, 2016. Wada monitored the medicine in the previous year and added it to the ban list.

This medicine was examined in detail in the latest research paper by Hajo Seppelt of Sunday on Russian doping reform. The documentary refers to the 2015 study that 17% of Russian athletes (724 of 4,316) found that their system contained Meldonium. A worldwide survey found that 2% of athletes are using the system

L'Equipe reported that Professor Xavier Bigard, a scientific adviser to the French Anti-Doping Agency (AFLD), said in an interview with last year's Baku European Games that many athletes allowed to take Meldonium I will.

According to Wada Code, it is classified as S4 substance containing hormone and metabolic regulator.

Last September, the Russian Anti - Doping Organization sent memos to athletes and decided not to use them.

Sharapova said she had taken medicine for 10 years due to her family history of magnesium deficiency and diabetes.

Russian Athletics Chairperson announced Monday that the other four Russian athletes tested Meldonium, a performance improvement substance. Two weeks ago, when Mi Qufu announced that Maria Sharapova tested this drug in the Australian Open, Mi Qufu was the same as the world headline. As Sharapova said that he is taking Meldonium for health reasons, she may be subject to "medical exemption". If she applies for an exemption before she is arrested, she may have obtained permission from the World Anti - Doping Bureau and the International Tennis Federation to use that substance. But for the moment, Sharapova has broken the rules of the World Anti-Doping Organization and ITF.

Famous tennis player Maria Sharapova received a two-year anti-drug test. A recent documentary reports that almost one fifth of Russian athletes are taking Meldonium. For those with the best cardiovascular system in the world, it is reasonable to use heart failure medication. Mendias: We are in a very exciting moment in the field of sports medicine. We have made a lot of progress in understanding how biochemical and genetic factors control the cellular functions of muscle, bone, cartilage and tendon. We can now use our understanding of these processes to improve the treatment of these tissue damage. Unfortunately, some techniques indicating that they are highly promising in regenerative medicine can also be used for doping purposes.

Tennis player Maria Sharapova revealed to be active in the prohibited substance called Meldonium on March 7, but it was not the first professional to use this medicine. According to the report, some elite athletes such as Endeshaw Negesse of the Tokyo Marathon champion of 2015 and Abebe Aregawi of 1500 m world champion of 2013 also received favorable comments. But an American doctor can not open it It is mainly cardiac drugs, but even some cardiologists do not know much about it. The World Anti - Doping Organization recently excluded it and put it on the Prohibited List in January. Here, the expert explains its role and why it is not available in the US