Swiatek tested positive for banned heart medication TMZ
But the International Tennis Integrity Agency ruled that the 23-year-old’s breach was unintentional and considered it at the lowest end of “No Significant Fault or Negligence”.She had already served 22 days of the ban while the investigation process was ongoing, so she will be able to play from 4 December.
TMZ is the drug at the centre of the case involving 23 Chinese swimmers who remained eligible despite testing positive for performance enhancers in 2021.Trimetazidine, commonly known as TMZ, is used medically to treat heart conditions such as angina. The substance has been at the centre of several high-profile doping cases, with 23 Chinese swimmers having tested positive for TMZ in 2021, as well as Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva during the Beijing Winter Olympics.
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