On the evening of April 14, Beijing time, a piece of revelation by Russian tennis player Elysa Vita Demina attracted the attention of many media.
Demina, 20, is a rising star in Russian tennis, but just last week, the World Anti-Doping Agency announced that Demina was banned for three years for doping! The ban begins in January 2022 and ends in January 2025.
Demina has no objection to the WADA's punishment, but she publicly broke the news in an interview: "All Russian professional athletes are taking doping!" ”
Demina was found to be the illicit substance mitrohydrazine, a drug used to treat heart disease, during a drug test. In addition to this effect, mitrohydrazine has a significant effect on improving the physical function of athletes.
Looking at the world of sports, there are many well-known athletes who have been banned from taking mitrahydrazine, including Russian tennis superstar Sharapova.
Beginning in 2016, the World Anti-Doping Agency announced that mitrohydrazine was on the list of banned drugs.
Knowing that it is a banned drug, then why does Demina dare to take it? Demina broke the news that not only her, but other Russian athletes dared to take medicine as long as it was because of the effect of champagne!
Demina said her coach, Alexei Rozhnov, had made it clear that as long as mitrohydrazine was taken regularly under the guidance of her coach, there would be no problem. Because, after taking miquhydrazine, as long as it is combined with a glass of champagne, miquazine will be metabolized out of the body after two weeks.
Demina said: "I have complete trust in the coach, I took it for 10 consecutive days (mitrohydrazine), took it in large quantities, but was still eliminated in the qualifiers! ”
Demina said the match was at the ITF Kazan Tournament in Russia last November, and on November 23, the International Tennis Integrity Agency took a sample of Demina's test. Perhaps because she was eliminated from the qualifiers, Demina thought she would not be tested and neglected to use champagne for metabolism.
For the world anti-doping agency's three-year ban decision, Demina said she would not choose to appeal.