Comments Thread For: Povetkin's Promoter: Trace of Meldonium Was Just 70 Nanograms

[The plunger man]

how do you put a pic in a reply? I cant figure it out. on insert image it says enter url of image???

Are you using laptop or an iPad ?

[_Maxi]

how do you put a pic in a reply? I cant figure it out. on insert image it says enter url of image???

Yes, as far as I know, you need to know the URL of the image and insert it there.

[The plunger man]

I still do not get it. I have a picture library and I cant figure out how to get it from the library to here in a message. I am a computer ******

Right click your image with your mouse or if your using an iPad press down on image and copy....then when you go to post a reply just above the box where you write your words...is a small square box which looks like mountains and a moon...box appears with http/ in it..click on on box the delete all the http letters ..then right click and ur image url will appear and then paste ...image should work now when you send

[The plunger man]

If it's not above the required levels for a failed drug test then VADA should not have announced it and got everybody up in arms about it......all so uneccessary if that's the case

[saintpat]

Ok. What I don't get is that his promoter is saying the allowable limit is 1-15 micrograms. Povetkin was 0.07 micrograms. If its within the allowable limits (according to his promoter) why is it being called a failed test?

https://wada-main-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/resources/files/wada-2016-04-12-meldonium-notice-en.pdf

And if I'm reading that correctly that means if he last took it in September, as his promoter claims, it's not consistent with what his levels are now?

The key words in what you cite seem to be "AND THE TEST WAS TAKEN BEFORE MARCH 1" then that amount is within some allowable limit because it is consistent with use before the Jan. 1 cutoff.

But the test was taken in late April, which means that limit has no bearing on this. WADA seems to be saying that it should be completely out of anyone's system by this time if it was taken before Jan. 1, much less last September which is when they claim Povetkin last took it.

[Ray*]

And why was he taken that meds to begin with?

[soul_survivor]

If the information provided in the article is accurate, then Povetkin has levels of meldonium which are below the limit set by the agency, so everything should be fine, right? What is the problem here? Why was this even blown up as a news story, specifically considering the fact that it was only outlawed in europe Jan 1st 2016. Povetkin was likely taking the drug for most of the last couple years. Of course there would be tiny trace amounts.

The fight must go on.

Having said that, Povetkins new found world shaking power is disturbing. It's more than just meldonium use we have to be wary of but then again, if he isn't testing positive, then it is what it is.

[gmc_rfc_06]

The concern is that was the amount at the time of testing, that's all that was left in his system.

Why does he have traces of illegal substance in his blood stream? Usually it's because illegal substances have been used and you've been caught before they fully cleared your system.

Povetkin has been suspect for a while, has now been caught with an illegal substance in his bloodstream and some fans want the fight to go ahead?

Absolutely not. He needs to be banned.

[Gary Coleman]

At 70 nanograms most tests will probably show up clean

That's gotta be within the margin of error

Margin of error??? He failed the test, bruh!

Simple and plain.

[Jubei]

This fight needs to happen.