Posted on 06/08/2016 8:59:41 AM PDT by simpson96
LONDON (CBSNewYork/AP) — Maria Sharapova was suspended for two years Wednesday for testing positive for meldonium at the Australian Open.
The five-time Grand Slam champion was provisionally suspended by the International Tennis Federation in early March, when she announced at a news conference in Los Angeles that she failed a doping test in January.
Sharapova said then she was not aware that the World Anti-Doping Agency had barred athletes from using meldonium, also known as mildronate, as of Jan. 1.
Her lawyer, John Haggerty, said Sharapova took the substance after that date.
Wednesday’s ruling said Sharapova did not intend to cheat, but bore “sole responsibility” and “very significant fault” for the positive test.
In addition to testing positive at the Australian Open, she also failed a test for meldonium in an out-of-competition control in Moscow on Feb. 2, the ITF said.
Sharapova vowed Wednesday to appeal the ban to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
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Can’t agree with you. Too many random shots of Serena with highly defined, very muscular, veins popping out MAN arms to think it’s simply genes and working out. It couldn’t be more obvious she’s doping but no one in the field will say it because people these days would rather have a limb removed than be accused of racism, which is what ANY complaint about anyone black is these days.
She is no different than a female competitor at a Regional or World Crossfit games. High intensity workouts will produce such looks, it is common in the field.
“Remember you’re fighting for this woman’s honor- which is more than she ever did!’’.
“The last man nearly ruined this place, he didn’t know what to do with it / If you think this country’s bad off now, just wait ‘til I get through with it.”
“Your Excellency, I give all my time to Freedonia and what do I get?’’ “You get pretty tiring, now sit down!’’.
Meanwhile those 2 guys on steroids masquerading as women known as the Williams “sisters” can keep playing.
You can type in ‘women tennis players’ in google then click on images to compare and contrast.
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