Sharapova failed drug test shouldn't be projected onto whole of Russian sport: Kremlin
The Kremlin's spokesman said on Wednesday that a failed drug test by Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova should not be "projected onto" the whole of Russian sport. Dmitry Peskov, the spokesman, added on a conference call with journalists that Russia was against attempts to politicise sporting matters.Five-times grand slam champion Sharapova said on Monday she had failed a drug test (see video below) at the Australian Open in January because of a substance, meldonium, she was taking for health issues.Russian Tennis Federation president Shamil Tarpischev on Tuesday said in an nterview with the TASS news agency:"I think this is just a load of nonsense."The sportsmen take what they are given by the physiotherapists and by the doctors. I think Sharapova will play at the Olympics, however, we will need to see how this will develop."..
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