His Majesty Meldonium
25 Aug 2016
Maria Sharapova was one of the first victimsof Meldonium wave doping scandal
A particular point was launched at the beginning of 2016, the name of the drug scandal, designed to help the heart. Despite the fact that according to many experts, Meldonium (Mildronate) is not able in any way to improve the capabilities of the human body, the World Anti-Doping Agency has made it to the banned list.
The scandal began in March, after the disqualification of the famous tennis player Maria Sharapova due to Mildronate reception. Soon, dozens of athletes around the world have been implicated in the use of the same drug. In May, "Meldonium blast wave" came up and boxing, putting on the threat of failure championship fight Alexander Povetkin.
By the way, the Internet is very popular theory that this whole scandal has been aimed at promoting the mildronata, which soon began to devote not only memes and jokes and songs.