Russian Sports Ministry Urges WADA to Consider Meldonium Issue

© Sputnik / Pavel Lisitsyn / Go to the mediabankMeldonium which is also known as mildronate has been banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency effective January 1, 2016
Meldonium which is also known as mildronate has been banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency effective January 1, 2016 - Sputnik International
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Russia sent a letter to WADA requesting to investigate meldonium probe results.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Russian Ministry of Sports has sent a letter to the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) with the request to pay serious attention to the problem of meldonium, Natalya Zhelanova, an adviser to Russia's sports minister, said.

An employee working in the laboratory of the anti-doping center accredited by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), in Moscow - Sputnik International
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In March, a number of prominent Russian athletes were tested positive for meldonium, added to the list of banned substances on January 1, 2016 by WADA.

Meldonium was developed in Latvia to treat patients with heart conditions. WADA considers the drug to be a metabolic modulator that increases athletes' endurance and shortens post-exercise rehabilitation time.

In April, WADA said in a statement that less than 1 micrograms of meldonium per milliliter in a doping test would be permissible in samples submitted before March 1, 2016.

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