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EDIT2: Povetkin is still considered suspicious and under investigation. The fact that the concentration was so low it implies that he MIGHT get a pass, but the mere present of Meldonium can mean that he failed the test. So I kinda owned myself. Read here: https://wada-main-prod.s3.amazonaws....-notice-en.pdf
This is the part that is more important:
The fact that he tested clean and then showed traces of meldonium is what will decide the outcome. But the WADA admits that the excretion rate is still being investigated.
I believe he will get a pass and the fight will get made later.
This is the part that is more important:
2)
Results management may be stayed
:
a.
If the concentration is between 1 and 15 μ
g/mL and the test was taken before 1
March 2016, given that the results of ongoing excretion studies are needed to
de termine the time of the ingestion.
b.
If the concentration is below 1 μ
g/mL and the test was taken after 1 March given
that the results of ongoing excretion studies are needed to determine the time of
the ingestion.
The following options may be followed, at the discretion of the Results Management
Authority when the results management is stayed:
i.
The athlete continues serving his or her provisional suspension until the
excretion studies results are available and a decision can be taken.
ii.
The provisional su
spension is lifted. However, in this case, the athlete shall
be informed that if it is later established based on the results of the
excretion studies that he/she did take the drug on or after 1 January 2016,
(i) all the results during the period in which
the provisional suspension is
lifted may be cancelled and prizes returned, and (ii) the ineligibility period
ultimately imposed is likely to start on the date of the decision (with a credit
for the provisional suspension already served).
Results management may be stayed
:
a.
If the concentration is between 1 and 15 μ
g/mL and the test was taken before 1
March 2016, given that the results of ongoing excretion studies are needed to
de termine the time of the ingestion.
b.
If the concentration is below 1 μ
g/mL and the test was taken after 1 March given
that the results of ongoing excretion studies are needed to determine the time of
the ingestion.
The following options may be followed, at the discretion of the Results Management
Authority when the results management is stayed:
i.
The athlete continues serving his or her provisional suspension until the
excretion studies results are available and a decision can be taken.
ii.
The provisional su
spension is lifted. However, in this case, the athlete shall
be informed that if it is later established based on the results of the
excretion studies that he/she did take the drug on or after 1 January 2016,
(i) all the results during the period in which
the provisional suspension is
lifted may be cancelled and prizes returned, and (ii) the ineligibility period
ultimately imposed is likely to start on the date of the decision (with a credit
for the provisional suspension already served).
I believe he will get a pass and the fight will get made later.
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