Grace period for meldonium cases extended to Sept. 30
MONTREAL — The World Anti-Doping Agency has extended the period in which athletes testing positive for meldonium can escape sanctions.
Under WADA’s new guidelines , athletes who test positive for a low concentration of meldonium between March 1 and Sept. 30 can be cleared based on a “no fault finding.”
WADA extended a policy that had previously covered the period from Jan. 1-March 1.
The agency updated the rules following further studies which showed the drug takes much longer to be cleared from the system than previously thought.