Maria Sharapova has suspension for banned substance reduced to 15 months on appeal
Sharapova failed a drug test at the Australian Open in January for taking meldonium, which was added to banned substances list this year. She will be eligible to return for the 2017 French Open. Ref. USAToday.
So, it really doesn't matter if you're taking performance enhancing drugs, as long as they aren't on the list yet. We should have international competitions on health and wellness. Forget BMI, and focus on the physiological aspects of health. Who has the most consistent A1C, PH levels, Blood Pressure, Oxygen level, and so on. We could have nutritionists as referees and international corporate sponsorship by companies who produce healthy, natural, sustainable produce.
Maria Sharapova rallies to beat Timea Babos and reach third round at U.S. Open. Unseeded Maria Sharapova continued to make the most of her U.S. Open wildcard, rallying for a three-set win over Timea Babos to reach the third round. Source 3t.