Russian Olympic Chiefs Confirm Curler Tested Positive For Meldonium

Russian curler Alexander Krushelnitsky tested positive for the banned substance meldonium at the Pyeongchang Olympics, the Russian Olympic Committee confirmed Tuesday.

Moscow, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 20th Feb, 2018 ) :Russian curler Alexander Krushelnitsky tested positive for the banned substance meldonium at the Pyeongchang Olympics, the Russian Olympic Committee confirmed Tuesday.

"The (B) sample gave a positive result, confirming the presence of a banned substance in the body," the ROC said in a statement.

"We deeply regret this incident," the committee said. But it said the concentration of meldonium was "absolutely insignificant from the point of view of any sort of therapeutic effect on the human body," adding that Krushelnitsky's previous tests had come back negative.