Ethiopian-born Swedish runner Abeba Aregawi‘s meldonium ban has been lifted, but the 2013 World 1500m champion’s status for the Olympics has not been determined, the Swedish track and field federation said Thursday.
Aregawi, 26, was suspended indefinitely in February after failing a drug test for meldonium, the substance that later gained widespread media attention after it was learned that many Russians, including Maria Sharapova, also failed tests.
Meldonium was switched from legal to illegal starting Jan. 1. However, it’s unknown exactly how long meldonium stays in the body, so the World Anti-Doping Agency has relaxed punishments.