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FIVB Disciplinary Panel rules on Alexander Markin
- Updated: April 28, 2016
Lausanne, Switzerland, April 28, 2016 – The FIVB Disciplinary Panel issued its decision on Thursday in the case involving Mr. Alexander Markin of Russia, who tested positive for meldonium following the semifinal match against Germany at the 2016 European Olympic Qualification tournament on January 9, 2016.
In its decision, the FIVB Disciplinary Panel followed the guidance of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), which issued a Notice on April 13, 2016 regarding how to handle meldonium cases. In its Notice, WADA recommended that an anti-doping rule violation must be found in cases in which meldonium was present in an athlete’s sample after January 1, 2016 but a decision-making body could make a finding that the athlete bore no fault or negligence if the concentration of meldonium found in the athlete’s sample was below 1 microgram per millilitre (μg/mL) and the test was taken before March 1, 2016. According to WADA, if these two …
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