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Russian tennis player Maria Sharapova shared her happiness at returning to the sport, Wednesday, after beating Roberta Vinci in the first round of the Stuttgart Open in Germany, her first match since the end of her doping ban. Sharapova came back to the court for the first time in 15 months, after failing a drug test at the Australian Open in 2016. She had been taking the drug ‘Meldonium,' which had been given to her by her family doctor for the past 10 years and was not on the banned substances list for that period. Meldonium was added to the World Anti-Doping Agency's list of banned substances on Jan. 1, 2016. It is used medically to treat ischemia, or a lack of blood flow.
Moscow, 9 dic (EFE/EPA).- (Camera: Yuri Kochetkov) The World Anti-Doping Agency on Monday unanimously decided to ban Russia from global sporting competitions for four years for manipulating laboratory data earlier in the year, meaning the country will miss both the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo and the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Russian athletes who are proven to be clean will be able to compete under a neutral flag, according to a WADA statement issued after an executive committee meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland. FOOTAGE OF YURY GANUS, DIRECTOR OF THE RUSADA, PAVEL KOLBKOV, MINISTER FOR SPORTS, AND STANISLAV POZDNYAKOV, PRESIDENT OF THE RUSSIAN OLYMPIC COMMITTEE.
Meet 95-year-old Maria Koltakova, known as the 'Iron Granny' for her daredevil stunts. She performed her first wind tunnel flight in Moscow in February, donning a flight uniform and helmet and being blasted upwards by speeding jets of air. Wind tunnel instructors helped guide the Iron Granny to the very heights of the tunnel as friends and journalists looked on. Maria gained popularity after setting a string of incredible records, including performing her first ever parachute jump at the age of 93, becoming Russia's oldest skydiver.
Maria Sharapova failing her drug test before Australian Open has caused fans to flock to social media to express their thoughts and sponsors to cut ties with the tennis star.
FIFA President Sepp Blatter and European soccer boss Michel Platini have been banned from soccer for eight years. Paul Chapman reports.
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