Maria Sharapova included in Russian squad for Rio

The Russian Tennis Federation (RTF) has named dope offender and suspended star Maria Sharapova among four tennis players, who will compete in women’s singles at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Apart from Sharapova, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Anastasia Pavliuchenkova, and Darya Kasatkina were named, reports Tass. The regulations for the Games say countries can enter four women players having the biggest points in international ratings. However, there is still uncertainty about Sharapova’s participation.

Sharapova was suspended from competitions as of March 12 after testing positive for banned substance ‘Meldonium’ and the International Tennis Federation has not considered her case yet.