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http://www.sports.ru/tribuna/blogs/voronin/911400.html
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25847280
https://www.wada-ama.org/en/media/ne...sharapova-case
http://www.sports.ru/tribuna/blogs/voronin/911400.html
Basically, he says that:
1) Meldonium protects cells from an oxygen deficit, e.g. under stress;
2) It slows down the oxydation of fat.
Therefore,
1) He thinks it is good for athletes to use it at practices to protect their health;
2) In his opinion, it cannot help them to perform better, and rather the opposite (because you need acids to produce energy, more or less).
Apparently, there are no clinical studies that proved that it helps athletes to perform better.
As for difficulties to buy it, in Russia, Ukraine, Latvia, etc. it can be bought in regular pharmacies. A 40 capsule package costs 270 RUB (right now it's less than 4 euros).
So i see two possible conclusions:
a) All this guy says is correct. The reason it gets prohibited is that in WADA they thought something like: "OK, this stuff seems not to improve performance, but shit, 17% or Russians use it! Maybe we just don't get it and there is something in it? Let's prohibit it!"
And as Russian sports is not well organised, to say the least, a lot of athletes continue to use it after prohibition, not reading the letter or not caring enough.
b) Either he lies, or, more probably, farmacists synthesized something else in last years, that contains meldonium and actually improves performance, but hadn't told him. Sharapova/her team used it to cheat.
1) Meldonium protects cells from an oxygen deficit, e.g. under stress;
2) It slows down the oxydation of fat.
Therefore,
1) He thinks it is good for athletes to use it at practices to protect their health;
2) In his opinion, it cannot help them to perform better, and rather the opposite (because you need acids to produce energy, more or less).
Apparently, there are no clinical studies that proved that it helps athletes to perform better.
As for difficulties to buy it, in Russia, Ukraine, Latvia, etc. it can be bought in regular pharmacies. A 40 capsule package costs 270 RUB (right now it's less than 4 euros).
So i see two possible conclusions:
a) All this guy says is correct. The reason it gets prohibited is that in WADA they thought something like: "OK, this stuff seems not to improve performance, but shit, 17% or Russians use it! Maybe we just don't get it and there is something in it? Let's prohibit it!"
And as Russian sports is not well organised, to say the least, a lot of athletes continue to use it after prohibition, not reading the letter or not caring enough.
b) Either he lies, or, more probably, farmacists synthesized something else in last years, that contains meldonium and actually improves performance, but hadn't told him. Sharapova/her team used it to cheat.
"However, the anti-ischemic drug Mildronate demonstrates an increase in endurance performance of athletes, improved rehabilitation after exercise, protection against stress, and enhanced activations of central nervous system (CNS) functions"
WADA Statement regarding Maria Sharapova Case
‘WADA is aware of the ongoing, and highly publicized, case concerning tennis player, Maria Sharapova. As is our normal process, and in order to protect the integrity of the case, WADA will refrain from commenting further until a decision has been issued by the International Tennis Federation (ITF). Following that, WADA will review the reasons for the decision and subsequently decide whether or not to use its independent right of appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).
We can confirm that meldonium was added to the 2016 Prohibited List which took effect on 1 January 2016, having previously been on WADA’s monitoring program for the duration of 2015.
Meldonium was added [to the Prohibited List] because of evidence of its use by athletes with the intention of enhancing performance.’
‘WADA is aware of the ongoing, and highly publicized, case concerning tennis player, Maria Sharapova. As is our normal process, and in order to protect the integrity of the case, WADA will refrain from commenting further until a decision has been issued by the International Tennis Federation (ITF). Following that, WADA will review the reasons for the decision and subsequently decide whether or not to use its independent right of appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).
We can confirm that meldonium was added to the 2016 Prohibited List which took effect on 1 January 2016, having previously been on WADA’s monitoring program for the duration of 2015.
Meldonium was added [to the Prohibited List] because of evidence of its use by athletes with the intention of enhancing performance.’
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