Former World Anti Doping Agency (Wada) president Dick Pound says Maria Sharapovas explanation for taking the banned substance meldonium ‘doesn’t hold together. Pound,who final year oversaw the Wada-commissioned independent review that led to Russia being banned from athletics for systemic doping, says it was ‘wilful negligence’ that allowed Sharapova to miss warnings on the drugDick Pound: Maria Sharapova ‘reckless beyond description’ over drug testWhat is meldonium and why did Maria Sharapova take it?Maria Sharapova’s single error excuse is a suspension of disbelief too far
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Source: theguardian.com