Iga Swiatek: suspended after testing positive for trimetazidine, what is this substance ?

After Sinner's positive test a few months ago, it was the Polish Iga Swiatek who été controlled positive.

New doping case in the world of tennis with the one-month suspension of Iga Swiatek after a positive test last August for trimetarazidine during a period without competition. A bolt from the blue announced by the International Tennis Integrity Agency this Thursday, November 28.

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The Polish player had mentioned unintentional intake and contaminated medication, as the Polish player was taking them due to jet lag and sleep problems. After appealing, the four-time Roland-Garros winner finally accepted her sanction, considering that the level of fault was at the “lower end of the range corresponding to 'no fault or significant negligence".

The former world No. 1 has been provisionally suspended from September 22 to October 4, missing the Asian tour. She now has 8 days left in purge that she will be able to do at the start of the 2025 tennis season.

What is trimetazidine ?

It is a medication used primarily in the treatment of stable angina pectoris (angina), a condition related to an insufficient supply of oxygen to the heart muscle. It acts as an anti-ischemic and aims to protect the cells of the heart against damage caused by reduced oxygen supply.