The 29 - year - old admitted in March that she simply had n't realized meldonium was no longer permitted - she had been taking the medication for 10 years .
Meldonium was added to the World Anti-Doping Agency 's banned substance list in January .
The 29 - year - old admitted in March that she simply had n't realized meldonium , which was added to the World Anti-Doping Agency 's banned substance list in January , was no longer permitted - she had been taking the medication for 10 years .