Hearing on Sharapova’s appeal against her banning due to meldonium positive test may take place on Wednesday. Pharmacokinetics of the banned drug is probably going to become a weapon for Sharapova during the appeal hearing. Related admission from WADA has increased the hope for ending the ban which is evident from her photo posts in social media.
The president of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) says it will take at least two years to implement the IOC proposals to change the method of drug testing. He also seeks more funding for the doping watchdog to do its job.
The internal document leaks suggested that Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) covered up the Russian athletes doping scandal in 2009, six years before it banned the country from international competition. The IAAF denied the covering up.
President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday Russia needed to conduct its own investigation into allegations its athletes had systematically taken performance-enhancing substances and that someone needed to take personal responsibility for the problem.
