Baku 25° C
100 athletes tested positive for mildronate
Individual sports
- 15 March, 2016
- 11:23
Baku. 15 March. REPORT.AZ/ 100 athletes have tested positive for mildronate, which has been banned from January 1, 2016.
Report informs, Ben Nichols, Head of Public Relations Department of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) stated on his personal account of the social network.
The list includes names of 14 famous athletes. Russia is represented by 10 athletes. 10 Russian athletes have been tested positive for doping. Earlier, doping-tests of 99 athletes caused positive.
Notably, mildronate is used to increase tolerance against physical and mental loadings during heavy competitions.
Author
Latest News
23:57
Trump says Russia is 'not going to attack' NATO territory
Other countries23:38
Azerbaijani weightlifter named best male athlete of European Championships
Individual sports23:30
Azerbaijani boxer Rahim Aliyev to compete at Balkan Boxing 11 in Serbia
Individual sports23:15
Tunisia recovers bodies of last missing migrants from sunken boat, death toll hits 14
Other countries22:58
Photo
Qarabag eliminated from UEFA Conference League
Football22:43
Photo
Media forum participants visit Registan Square in Samarkand
Region22:06
Azerbaijan, Türkiye ambassadors to Austria discuss bilateral relations
Foreign policy21:45
Photo
Azerbaijan's Deputy FM Yalchin Rafiyev attends OIC foreign ministers' extraordinary meeting
Foreign policy21:13