Iga Swiateka 23-year-old Polish tennis player who currently occupies second place in the WTA rankings, has accepted a one-month ban after testing positive for trimetazidine (TMZ) in a sample taken last August during a period without competition, according to reports. announced by the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA).
The organization, after interviewing the player and her environment and carrying out investigations and analyzes in two laboratories accredited by WADA; accept that the positive occurred unintentionally when Swiatek was contaminated due to the ingestion of a medication he had been taking to combat jet lag and sleep problems.
Having been provisionally suspended from September 22 to October 4, missing three tournaments in Seoul, Beijing and Wuhan The player, who will also lose the financial prize from the Cincinnati Open that was held just after the sample was taken, only has eight days of punishment left to serve.
“This case is an important reminder to tennis players about the importance of carefully considering the use of supplements and medications. It is vital that due diligence is carried out to minimize the risk of inadvertent violations like this,” he said. Karen Moorhouse, CEO of the ITIA.
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