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WADA Accepts ITIA Ruling, Swiatek Avoids Suspension

1/20/2025

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The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has decided not to challenge the International Tennis Integrity Agency's (ITIA) ruling on Iga Swiatek. The Polish tennis star faced a one-month suspension after a positive test for trimetazidine, but the ITIA determined contamination from melatonin was the cause, a conclusion WADA deemed scientifically valid.

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The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has decided not to challenge the International Tennis Integrity Agency's (ITIA) ruling on Iga Swiatek. The Polish tennis star faced a one-month suspension after a positive test for trimetazidine, but the ITIA determined contamination from melatonin was the cause, a conclusion WADA deemed scientifically valid.