Tennis star Rafael Nadal articulated
that Maria Sharapova, who publicized that she was tested positive for a drug
test at the Australian Open, should be penalized as an example to others.
He said Sharapova's
positive test is a black eye on the sport. "It is terrible news for our
sport, it is terrible because our sport must be clean and look clean. The good
news is we have a good anti-doping platform”.
Sharapova admitted that
she had been taking the drug since 2006 to help deal with a magnesium
deficiency and other health issues, but wasn't aware the World Anti-Doping
Agency had added it to the list of forbidden substances this year because she
hadn't looked at the updated list.
Sharapova also received a
temporary ban after she tested positive for meldonium, a substance, she has
been taking since 2006 for health issues.
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