Comments Thread For: Povetkin Tests Positive For Banned Substance, Fight in Jeopardy!

[Godsfly]

Except it wasn't banned last year. And they haven't even found evidence it improves anything. Some studies just said placebo effect. Regardless, it was legal when Povetkin took it, and the amount he tested positive for was legal at the time he tested positive for it. VADA screwed him over so it's hard to trust them now.

According to the drug's designer, Ivar Kalvins - chair of the scientific board of the Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis - it was created to increase the body's oxygen-carrying capacity.

Because of Afghanistan's mountainous terrain and the need to carry large backpacks, Soviet soldiers would take meldonium to increase their endurance in the oxygen-reduced air.

Also......peds are ever improving while doctors try to catch up to ban them. they ban one here comes another (legal one day banned the next) it's a never ending game. povetkin knew full well that meldonium increased the blood flow to his body & helped him train harder longer & made him overall A better athlete. because if what you're saying was the case "theres no improvements" he wouldn't have took it



common sense.......

[Eff Pandas]

Damn lol. Povetkin definitely needs to get a year or two suspension after this situation.

[Cinci Champ]

all these people who got mad at me for saying just today that they were naive if they didnt think povetkin the number 1 russian heavyweight was doping they were beyond naive and just hours later this happens

[soul_survivor]

LOOL oh not again

[bojangles1987]

Oh FFS.

But he's clean and that coward Wilder just wanted a way out!

[bojangles1987]

Russia must really not like Povetkin. They didn't protect him against Wlad, and he popped twice for PEDs before fights in his home country this year. Putting in no effort to cover things up for him.

[Liondw]

This is insane. Again! Ban him.

[Clegg]

Hey come on guys, it was only banned in January 2008, maybe he just took it before the ban and so it was still detected in his system just like his other failed test.

[keith_head]

Funny how all the people suspect and claim Anthony Joshua as steroids abuser when he never got caugh but Povetkin did it twice with mediocre physique...

Joshua isn't enrolled for VADA testing...

[MDPopescu]

... They should ban those Russians fighting in Russia... there was no pre-fight drug testing protocol for that fight in Russia between Lebedev and Gassiev, as well...