Mildronate (Meldonium) medication is pictured in the pharmacy in Saulkrasti, Latvia, in this March 9, 2016 file photo. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Four Russian track-and-field athletes have tested positive for the banned drug meldonium, Russia's athletics chief said on Monday, a disclosure which could further damage Moscow's efforts to overturn a doping ban in time for the Rio Olympics.
At least 16 Russian sportsmen and women, including world tennis star Maria Sharapova and speed skating Olympic gold-medallist Semion Elistratov, have been caught using meldonium since it was banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency on Jan. 1.
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