Explained: What is the substance at the heart of Iga Swiatek doping controversy and how serious is the offence?
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Explained: What is the substance at the heart of Iga Swiatek doping controversy and how serious is the offence?

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World No 2 and five-time Grand Slam champion Swiatek became the second high-profile player after men’s world No 1 Jannik Sinner to be caught in the doping net, with the latter having been cleared to compete despite failing two dope tests in March. World No 2 Iga Swiatek had tested positive for banned substance TMZ in an out-of-competition sample submitted days before the Cincinnati Open. AP Another top tennis player has been caught in the doping net recently as world No 2 and five-time Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek was handed a one-month ban by the International Tennis Integrity Agency on Wednesday. Swiatek’s case follows that of world No 1 and two-time Grand Slam champion Jannik Sinner, who had been cleared to compete despite having failed two dope tests in March.

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Roddick urges Iga Swiatek to take advice from Jannik Sinner for dealing with doping controversy
1 week, 3 days ago

Roddick urges Iga Swiatek to take advice from Jannik Sinner for dealing with doping controversy

Hindustan Times  

Iga Swiatek recently served a one-month doping ban, after testing positive for a prohibited substance, in an out-of-competition sample in August. Iga Swiatek recently served a one-month doping ban. Speaking on a YouTube channel, former tennis player Andy Roddick had some advice for Swiatek and asked to take some tips from Sinner in dealing with such situations. Swiatek reportedly tested …

5-Time Tennis Grand Slam Champion Accepts Suspension In Doping Case
3 weeks, 3 days ago

5-Time Tennis Grand Slam Champion Accepts Suspension In Doping Case

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LOADING ERROR LOADING Five-time Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek accepted a one-month suspension after testing positive for the banned substance trimetazidine, a heart medication known as TMZ, the International Tennis Integrity Agency announced Thursday. I didn’t know what was going to happen with my career, how things would end or if I would be allowed to play tennis at all.” …

Swiatek faces doping sanctions, accepts "one month suspension" from tennis after failed drug test
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Swiatek faces doping sanctions, accepts "one month suspension" from tennis after failed drug test

Live Mint  

London, November 29 : Five-time Grand Slam champion tennis star Iga Swiatek has accepted a one-month suspension from tennis following a drug test failure in August 2024. As per Olympics.com, the International Tennis Integrity Agency issued a statement on Thursday, saying that the Polish star tested positive for trimetazidine, in an out-of-competition test carried out as per the Tennis Anti-Doping …

Why Iga Swiatek’s doping case being kept secret is bad for tennis
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Why Iga Swiatek’s doping case being kept secret is bad for tennis

New York Times  

Iga Swiatek’s one-month suspension for unintentionally taking the banned substance trimetazidine comes down to picograms. 2 Swiatek’s positive test, recorded August 12 and communicated to her alongside a provisional suspension September 12, detected 50 picograms of TMZ per milliliter of urine, which doping experts call a trace amount. “Due to personal matters, I’m forced to withdraw from the China Open …

Why did Iga Swiatek get a one-month doping ban? What did she test positive for?
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Why did Iga Swiatek get a one-month doping ban? What did she test positive for?

Associated Press  

Iga Swiatek is the second high-profile tennis player to test positive for a banned substance this year, joining Jannik Sinner. “So I don’t think this is a cause for concern for tennis fans and the like.” Here is a look at the details of the two cases: Who is Iga Swiatek? Swiatek’s urine showed low amounts of trimetazidine, a banned …

World No 2 Iga Swiatek accepts one-month suspension for failed doping test
3 weeks, 4 days ago

World No 2 Iga Swiatek accepts one-month suspension for failed doping test

Firstpost  

The International Tennis Integrity Agency, however, accepted Swiatek’s appeal that the susbtance had been ingested unintentionally due to a contaminated non-prescription medicine. World number two Iga Swiatek accepted a one-month suspension for failing a doping test, the International Tennis Integrity Agency announced on Thursday. “This case is an important reminder for tennis players of the strict liability nature of the …

Five-time Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek accepts one-month suspension in doping case
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Five-time Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek accepts one-month suspension in doping case

The Hindu  

Five-time Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek accepted a one-month suspension after testing positive for the banned substance trimetazidine, a heart medication known as TMZ, the International Tennis Integrity Agency announced Thursday. I didn’t know what was going to happen with my career, how things would end or if I would be allowed to play tennis at all.” This is the …

Five-time Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek accepts a one-month suspension in doping case
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Five-time Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek accepts a one-month suspension in doping case

Associated Press  

Five-time Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek accepted a one-month suspension after testing positive for the banned substance trimetazidine, a heart medication known as TMZ, the International Tennis Integrity Agency announced Thursday. This is the second recent high-profile doping case in tennis: The top-ranked man, Jannik Sinner, failed two tests for a steroid in March and was cleared in August, right …

Iga Swiatek accepts one-month suspension after testing positive for banned substance
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3 weeks, 4 days ago

Iga Swiatek accepts one-month suspension after testing positive for banned substance

India TV News  

The star tennis player Iga Swiatek was handed a one-month suspension after testing positive for a banned substance on Thursday. The world No.2 Polish star tested positive for a heart medication, trimetazidine, when she was the world No.1 but she and her team successfully explained their case to The International Tennis Integrity Agency and were handed a one-month suspension. "I’m …

Iga Swiatek accepts one-month ban for failed doping test
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Iga Swiatek accepts one-month ban for failed doping test

India Today  

Tennis star Iga Swiatek accepted a one-match suspension after testing positive for a banned substance in an out-of-competition test in August 2024, the International Tennis Integrity Agency said on Thursday, November 28. Iga Swiatek, a five-time Grand Slam champion, tested positive for a prohibited substance -- trimetazidine, which is used as a heart medication. The failed doping test came weeks …

Iga Swiatek breaks silence on 1-month doping ban: Worst experience of my life
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Iga Swiatek breaks silence on 1-month doping ban: Worst experience of my life

India Today  

Former World No.1 Iga Swiatek has broken her silence on the 1-month doping ban that she was given on Thursday, November 28. Swiatek called it the worst experience of her life and claimed both her and her team had to go through tremendous stress and anxiety. Swiatek, the five-time Grand Slam champion, received a one-month suspension after testing positive for …

Iga Swiatek doping ban explained: Why it was kept secret and what it means for tennis
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Iga Swiatek doping ban explained: Why it was kept secret and what it means for tennis

New York Times  

Iga Swiatek is serving a one-month doping ban after testing positive for trimetazidine in August. GO DEEPER Iga Swiatek receives one-month doping ban after positive test in summer What’s happened with Iga Swiatek? Dr Andrzej Pokrywka of the Medical University of Warsaw, an expert in anti-doping at the Center for Sports Medicine, and someone who originally recommended TMZ be added …

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