WNBA star Brittney Griner, imprisoned in Russia for the past three weeks, was finally granted consular access on Wednesday, US State Department Ned Price said.

“Within the past couple hours, an official from our embassy has been granted consular access to Brittney Griner,” Price confirmed to CNN on Wednesday, adding that the imprisoned athlete was health and doing well despite the trying circumstances.

“We were able to check on her condition,” Price said, adding, “We will continue to work very closely with her legal team, with her broader network to see to it that she is treated fairly. That is a message we will continue to convey in no uncertain terms to the Russian Federation.”

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The 31-year-old was visited days earlier by Ekaterina Kalugina, a member of Public Monitoring Commission that has access to Russian prisons, who told the press that the WNBA star’s imprisonment conditions were “standard,” and her mental condition “stable.”

Kalugina further said that Griner was being allowed access to a Russian sauna twice a week, as well as a daily hour-long walk. Griner also has access to books, Russian television, and self-made board games.

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She is scheduled for a hearing on May 19.

The WNBA star was detained at the Moscow airport earlier in March for allegedly carrying vape cartridges that contained hashish oil.

Since then, the US has been trying to secure her release, but Russia had blocked consular access thus far.

Griner is a veteran for Phoenix Mercury, a seven-time All-Star, a two-time US gold medallist, who also plays for a Russian basketball team, UMMC Ekaterinburg, during off season.