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Today were the 'Ibu made its decisions about all''unica positivity Meldonium still pending, that of Olga Abramova. Unlike Éva Tófalvi, Eduard Latypov and Artem Tyshchenko - all acquitted - in this case a ban was imposed.
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Ukrainian twenty-eight was found positive on 10 January (then ten days after the 'entry of the drug in the list of prohibited substances). The concentration of Meldonium in his urine was equal to 7.3 g / mL.
According to guidelines issued by WADA regarding the treatment of the various cases, this level was part of a gray area in which there was no certainty of disqualification or acquittal (as was the case for the other three biathletes "fished" for the same reason ).
Yesterday the anti-doping dell''Ibu committee noted that Abramova took the substance unintentionally, also not ravvenendo either intentional or negligent. It therefore decided to disqualify the 'athlete to one year (instead of two), the multarla 2,000 euro and to cancel all the results obtained between January 10 and February 4, 2016 (the day when the positivity was officially communicated).
At the individual level Abramova loses four placings in the twenty-fourth and thirty-sixth position, which does not affect in any way nell''economia last World Cup. The 'Ukraine is also removed from the ranking relay race in Anterselva, ended in ninth place.
The penalty starts from the time when the 'athlete has been suspended temporarily. Thus nine of the twelve-month ban have already been discounted and Abramova will return to compete as of February 4, 2017.
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