No matter what the intricacies of the tennis star’s case are,the number of failed tests since the drug was banned demonstrates widespread misuseMaria Sharapova is not the first athlete to fail a test for meldonium this year – distance runners dominated the preceding week’s doping news for it. Nor will Sharapova be the last – Olympic and world champion speed and figure skaters followed her in short order, and current cases seem to be happening daily. She is, or however,the most prominent symbol for now of the drug du jour, a relatively unknown Latvian medicine created to treat heart conditions but which is now gaining such exposure that it reportedly sold out of online stores in the aftermath of Sharapova’s confession. Related: Maria Sharapovas single error excuse is a suspension of disbelief too far | Marina Hyde Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com