SANA MAHMOOD
WASHINGTON: Maria Sharapova, who was banned for 15 months for taking a banned drug (meldonium), will be appearing at a grand slam first time after her suspension.
The organizers of US Open have told that Sharapova (who happens to be the 2006 champion of the event) will be handed a wild card into the main draw.
It is pertinent to mention here that due to a left forearm injury suffered during this week’s Cincinnati Open she pulled out of the tournament.
She was denied a wild card for the French Open last May. But the US Open organizers maintained: “Her suspension under the terms of the tennis anti-doping program was completed and therefore was not one of the factors weighed in our wildcard selection process”.
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Maria Sharapova can act as UN envoy again from April
SANA MAHMOOD
MANHATTAN: Five-time grand slam champion Maria Sharapova will get her status of UN goodwill envoy back following the termination of drug suspension in April.
This was stated here by UN: “The UNDP is glad to learn that Maria Sharapova can return to the sport she loves sooner than expected and we will lift the suspension of her role as our goodwill ambassador once the reduced ban expires”.
Sharapova, who became UN envoy in 2007 was stripped of the honor following charges of using meldonium, a banned drug.
SHARAPOVA TOOK MELDONIUM TO CONTAIN COLD & ABDOMINAL PAIN ETC.
Sharapova took meldonium to contain cold & abdominal pain etc.
BY SANA MAHMOOD
BY SANA MAHMOODOn April 19, 1987 a girl was born in Nyagan (Russia) to Yelena and Yuri Sharapov. Baby was called Maria. She was predestined to rule the world with her charm and dexterity over the game of tennis.
Today, with her 35 singles and five grand slams Maria Sharapova ranks third in the world (just behind the two Williams). Since 2003 till last year she did manage to win at least one single title every year. And for over a decade she remained the World’s highest paid female athlete and earned some 285million US dollars.
Maria became World No. 1 in August 22, 2005 at the age of 18. That is when she complained of upper-abdomen pain and cold-related ailments. Her father took her to Dr. Anatoly Skalny in Moscow.
Maria became World No. 1 in August 22, 2005 at the age of 18. That is when she complained of upper-abdomen pain and cold-related ailments. Her father took her to Dr. Anatoly Skalny in Moscow.In 2006 her physician prescribed a therapeutic-cum-dietetic regime to enable her handle many issues including irregular heartbeat a
One of the eighteen medications and supplements contained the active ingredient Meldonium. Doctor said she should take that before competing.
After she failed the test in March, 2016 the tribunal found emails exchanged between Maria and her doctor who continued treating her till 2012. There are advices vis-à-vis augmenting the dosage before key matches: “One hour before games of special importance you can increase your Mildronate (containing meldonium) dose to three/four pills”.
After she failed the test in March, 2016 the tribunal found emails exchanged between Maria and her doctor who continued treating her till 2012. There are advices vis-à-vis augmenting the dosage before key matches: “One hour before games of special importance you can increase your Mildronate (containing meldonium) dose to three/four pills”.
Following confirmation that athletes were using meldonium with intention of enhancing performance by virtue of carrying more oxygen to muscle tissue, World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) had added the drug to its banned list last January. Mildronate is manufactured in Latvia and is not licensed in the US.
Did her support team know about the whole thing? Answer is that Sharapova did not tell them. Her father, doctor and manager (Max Eisenbud) were the only three people who were aware of it.
Maria’s sponsors like Nike and Head did not leave her despite imposition of a two-year doping ban on Wednesday after testing positive for the banned medication meldonium at January’s Australian Open. Evian too became her sponsor maintaining that ITF tribunal had concluded that Maria did not use drugs intentionally.
Many fellow athletes mercilessly criticized her for using drugs. For instance, Roger Federer maintained that he was for zero tolerance against doping: “You need to know what goes into your body; you have to be 100 per cent sure of what’s going on, if you’re not, you’re going to be damned. Of course she’s got the right to fight the case, like everybody else as well”.
Many fellow athletes mercilessly criticized her for using drugs. For instance, Roger Federer maintained that he was for zero tolerance against doping: “You need to know what goes into your body; you have to be 100 per cent sure of what’s going on, if you’re not, you’re going to be damned. Of course she’s got the right to fight the case, like everybody else as well”.
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