Maria Sharapova fail drug test

[Saint in Paradise]

I wonder what will happen now?

 

The Russian, 28, tested positive for meldonium, a substance she has been taking since 2006 for health issues.

 

Sharapova, a five-time Grand Slam champion, is provisionally suspended from 12 March pending further action.

 

"I did fail the test and take full responsibility for it," said Sharapova, who won the Wimbledon title as a 17-year-old in 2004.

 

"For the past 10 years I have been given a medicine called mildronate by my doctor, my family doctor, and a few days ago

after I received the letter from the ITF [international Tennis Federation] I found out it also has another name of meldonium,

which I did not know."

 

http://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/35750285

[hutch]

She'll have to give up tennis, of course. Given that she is chronically sick, needing to take prescription drugs continuously for 10 years. As she suffers from a medical condition, she obviously won't be able to just stop taking them, will she?

[Hatch]

cheating for 10 years, stupid cow..

[Whitey Grandad]

She'll have to give up tennis, of course. Given that she is chronically sick, needing to take prescription drugs continuously for 10 years. As she suffers from a medical condition, she obviously won't be able to just stop taking them, will she?

 

Strange, she looks fit to me.

[sadoldgit]

Strange, she looks fit to me.

 

 

What is it with Russians and drugs. They will be telling us that Putin likes a spliff or two soon!

[hutch]

Strange, she looks fit to me.

 

Gracie Fields looks fit to you mate

[buctootim]

cheating for 10 years, stupid cow..

 

She won £27m by cheating. Very fine line between being champion and also-ran

[Window Cleaner]

cheating for 10 years, stupid cow..

 

Aren't they all, where would Paula Radcliffe be without her asthma medications. All top sports people have medication that helps them in some way or other even if it's for some minor ailment.

[Whitey Grandad]

Gracie Fields looks fit to you mate

 

?

 

There's one advantage to failing eyesight.

 

Gracie would be ok but I can't stand her squeaky voice. If only I could find some way to shut her up ?

[Badger]

 

There's one advantage to failing eyesight.

 

Gracie would be ok but I can't stand her squeaky voice. If only I could find some way to shut her up

 

You shouldn't have too much difficulty keeping her quiet. She's been dead since 1979.

 

(In future at least check they've got a pulse).

[sadoldgit]

You shouldn't have too much difficulty keeping her quiet. She's been dead since 1979.

 

(In future at least check they've got a pulse).

 

Is having a pulse mandatory then?

[Whitey Grandad]

No wonder she hasn't rung me

[CB Saint]

So this drug is for heart conditions and is rarely prescribed. Since WADA banned it on Jan 1st, there have been 99 positive tests for it. thats a lot of really sick elite athletes.

[hutch]

So this drug is for heart conditions and is rarely prescribed.

That's due to the very nasty side effects....increased metabolism and enhanced endurance.

[miserableoldgit]

 

Why no piccies? We need piccies!

 

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