Doping again

Bobsleist Nadezhda Sergeyev

Today it became known about the discovery of a prohibited substance in the doping industry of another Olympic athlete from Russia - Bobsleist Nadezhda Sergeeva. Previously, she took 12th place on the OI. Media reports soon confirmed competent persons and organizations.

The first on this issue was the President of the Bobsleya and Skeleton of Russia Alexander Zubkov, who, by the way, was previously suspended from the games. “On February 13, she had a pure test, and something was found in the sample, which was made five days later,” he said.

At the same time, Zubkov could not name the discovered substance. The media specified with reference to the sources that it could enter the body of Bobsleist Sergeyeva through the drops for the nose.

Soon, the name of the drug was also voiced - trimetazidin. “Today, the OSR delegation has received an official notification that Nadezhda Sergeyeva, who performed in Bobsli competitions, gave a positive result for the prohibited drug Tribetazidin. The decision on this case will be made in accordance with the current regulations, ”the statement of the delegation of the Russian Olympic team said.

Trimetazidin discovered in doping industry was banned from January 1, 2015.
“Rusada draws the attention of athletes, coaches and doctors to the fact that trimetasidine, included earlier in the S6B stimulant class (stimulants related to special substances), was moved to the newly created subclass S4.5C, since according to its pharmacological effects it can be qualified as a cardiometabolism modulator. From January 1, 2015, the use of trimetasidine is prohibited in any period! ” —The was in Rusada.

Anna Makarova’s press attache of the Russian Bobsley Federation called this situation unexpected: “Both the Federation and the athlete understand the seriousness of the situation in which we found ourselves. Of course, this is a shock for the federation, to be honest. ”

Meanwhile, the head of the delegation of Olympic athletes from Russia, Stanislav Pozdnyakov, considers Sergeyev’s herself guilty in this situation. “The case of a positive doping test of Sergeeva speaks of a certain degree of negligence of the athlete, she failed us. The athlete could not take the drug in mind that it is prohibited. I don’t know what members of the Executive Committee of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) will decide, but this did not add pluses to us. Two cases of detection of prohibited drugs indicate egregious cases of negligence of athletes, ”he said.

Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Mutko has not yet been able to give any explanation: “Yes, I heard. But now it is difficult to comment on something. There are certain procedures. Therefore, let the athlete herself, the headquarters will make a statement. And the federation will understand what is happening. ”

As the Russian Bobslei Federation later specified, Sergeeva did not prescribe heart drugs. “The sample for doping the pilot of the Russian national team Nadezhda Sergeeva dated February 18 gave a positive result for a heart drug, which is included in the list of prohibited. A few days before, on February 13, her test was clean. The medical headquarters of the national team of the drug did not write out the athlete, ”the statement said on the official website of the Federation.

The anti -doping expert from Finland Sergei Ilyukov described the properties of the forbidden drug: “Trimetazidine is a drug similar to Meldonia, that is, it is used according to similar indications. The evidence base regarding the effect that increases performance is equally contradictory. The area of ​​application is the same as that of Meldonium. It is prohibited a year earlier and also did not cause objections from the interested parties, including Russia. ”
The ex-head of the Russian anti-doping service, Nikolai Durmanov, emphasized that the substance found in the biathlete sample does not provide the benefits in terms of sports results. “When asked why this drug was banned, there is no exact answer, as there is no clear answer, why Meldonium was banned. Both of these drugs are quite problematic from the point of view of the growth of some sports results, the impact on sports. Rather, they are preventive and protect athletes from problems. But the fact is a fact - banned. Trimetazidin was banned about three years ago, but someone is periodically caught on it, because athletes in different countries are used to it, ”he explained.

Bobsleist Sergeeva found doping !!! The second Russian case at the games in Korea !!! Is it how finally ???? What the game guys ??? Sabotage ??? Doctors' underwear ??? I'm afraid now we just p ...... c !!! What will happen next with our Olympic movement ??? With our sports ??? With our athletes ??? Tokyo 2020 ???? Beijing 2022 ???? Disgrace !!!!! #Olympiad #Doping #Bobsley #Phyenchkhan #shame #shame #horror #mock #Korea #Sergeeva

Publication from Dmitry Guberniev🔝 (@guberniev_dmitry) Feb 23, 2018 at 1:30 pst

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