Doesn't make sense
Any athlete at this level must be monitoring everything he or she is taking. Why on earth would she continue to take something that had been banned effective 1/1/16? She must have known the ban was coming in to effect. Or did she and all of her team really miss that?
messi wrote:
Obviously her team knew (2007 onwards) that meldonium had an enhancing benefit to her tennis game, which is why she continued taking it long after her health had improved. Obviously her team knew well before WADA that meldonium had an enhancing benefit far beyond general health.