Russian skater Ekaterina Konstantinova tests positive for meldonium - R-Sport

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian short-track speed skater Ekaterina Konstantinova has tested positive for the drug meldonium, the R-Sport news agency cited the head of Russia's skating union as saying on Wednesday.

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Published 10 March 2016 12:04am

Source: Reuters

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President Alexei Kravtsov said earlier the Russia Skating Union would fight for the full acquittal of its sportsmen suspected of using the drug.

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(Reporting by Jack Stubbs; Editing by Alexander Winning)

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Russian skater Ekaterina Konstantinova tests positive for meldonium - R-Sport

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian short-track speed skater Ekaterina Konstantinova has tested positive for the drug meldonium, the R-Sport news agency cited the head of Russia's skating union as saying on Wednesday.

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