Maria Sharapova emerged positive after doping test at Australian Open 2016
Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova, a WTA former world number one, announced during a press brief on Monday in Los Angeles, that she was found positive after a doping test carried out at the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam tournament of the year, in January.
Maria Sharapova (Wikimedia/UNDP)
“For ten years I have been taking a drug prescription from my GP (…) and this product was not on the prohibited drug list of the World Anti-Doping Agency, but the rules changed as of 1 January and this drug has been banned, fact which I did not know”, continued the Russian.
The drug in question, meldonium, is intended to treat diabetes issues, said Sharapova.
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“I made a huge mistake, I disappointed my fans and I failed the sport. I know that I exposed myself to some consequences, but do not want to end my career in this way and I hope to have again the chance to play”, said Maria Sharapova.
28-year-old Sharapova said that she has not been heard yet by the International Tennis Federation and has not been subjected to suspention so far.
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