Total Ban on Meldonium for athletes came into effect on October 1

Since that date, the drug Meldonium may not be in the analyzes of athletes

The final Meldonium for sale ban came into force on 1 October. In July, the World Anti-Doping Agency has introduced the "transition period" of three months, during which athletes could "fall" on Meldonium, but if its content is less than 1 microgram per milliliter.

And after it was over, more than any "excuses" can not be accepted. The more that WADA in edited for 2017 the list of banned substances, leaving such preparation as Meldonium.

Note that Meldonium buy was caught a lot of athletes from Russia. Most of them - were acquitted. However, still bears the burden of disqualification strongest Russian tennis player Maria Sharapova.