• ‘A lot of athletes took this medicine,’ says sports minister Vitaly Mutko
• Ice dancer Ekaterina Bobrova admitted positive test in same weekA Russian speed skater revealed he had failed a drugs test for meldonium on the day the country’s sports officials warned more athletes could test positive for the drug responsible for Maria Sharapova failing a test at the Australian Open.
Sharapova claimed she had been taking the drug for 10 years for medical reasons such as an irregular heartbeat and a history of diabetes in her family. Related: Maria Sharapova's PR machine limits damage but raises uncomfortable questions | Bryan Armen Graham Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com