The information is chilling. According to BBC, no less than 490 athletes consumed meldonium, the most publicized doping product of the moment, during the first edition of the European Games in June 2015 in Baku. A study of British Journal of Sports Medicine reveals that these athletes belonged to 15 of the 21 sports in the program. Among them, 13 medalists. At the material time, meldonium was not yet on the list of products banned by WADA.
— Published March 10, 2016
