Bulgarian triple jumper Petrova positive for meldonium - official
Bulgaria's European indoor triple jump silver medallist Gabriela Petrova has tested positive for the recently banned meldonium, her manager Venitsa Atanasova said Sunday.
"Gabriela Petrova tested positive for meldonium during an out of competition test," Atanasova told public BNT television.
The test was conducted in Bulgaria on February 6, she added.
Atanasova said that the 23-year-old had taken the substance in 2015 while it was not yet listed as a banned substance by World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).
Petrova won a silver medal in the triple jump at the European Indoor Championships in March 2015 in Prague and was named Sports Person of Bulgaria the same year.
Meldonium was added to the list of banned substances on January 1, 2016.
It was propelled into the headlines earlier this month after Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova announced she had tested positive for the drug at the Australian Open in January.
WADA said Thursday it had recorded 123 meldonium cases since the ban came into force.