The athlete caught in Meldonium, "usually" is suspended for the year

Athletes who have passed a positive doping test for the presence of Meldonium in blood, which is banned from 1 January 2016, "usually" is suspended for one year, said the head of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Craig Reedy.

The former top-ranked Maria Sharapova, being the winner of five Grand Slam, on Monday announced that its anti-doping sample taken during the Australian Open, the traces of the banned drug Meldonium (mildronate) were found. This athlete has admitted that in December received a letter from the WADA, which reported on the new prohibited drugs, but did not look list.

Earlier, the Russian skater Yekaterina Bobrova announced that passed the positive doping test in her trial also found Meldonium (Mildronate). In February, cyclist Eduard Vorganov has been convicted for the application of Mildronate injections.