Sharapova took mildronate, banned as doping

Russian tennis player Maria Sharapova on an emergency press conference in Los Angeles announced on provalennom dope-test. About this 7 March's official website.

"I failed the doping test during the Australian Open. Letter from the International Tennis Federation (ITF) I received a few days ago. In my blood found mildronate. Took this drug for 10 years, He was a legal. FROM 1 January 2016 the year he turned out to be banned, What I didn't know. It is my mistake, and I am solely responsible for this. I let down their fans and their families. I do not know, What are the consequences. I don't want to finish his career in this way. I hope so, I will have another chance to play in tennis», -sportswoman.

During an emergency press conference in Los Angeles, broadcast which was conducted on the athlete's website, Sharapova said, that for a decade has taken medication mil′dronat, prescribed by her family physician. This medication has not been denied until recently.

Recently received a letter from the International Tennis Federation she learned, the medication mil′dronat is also called mildronate, and under this name since the beginning 2016 year it entered in the list of prohibited substances. As a result of her doping sample positive result.

Sharapova previously excluded from competition with 12 March to ascertain the circumstances of the case.