Antonio David Jiménez Pentinel, European 3,000 metres steeplechase champion on 2002, has been arrested in Sevilla in connection with the trafficking of doping substances.
Dr Dope to go on trial
Dr Eufemiano Fuentes is going on trial in Madrid nearly seven years after police raided his offices and seized 200 bags of blood which were linked to a number of top cyclists. He is accused of running one of the world’s largest sports doping rings.
Top athlete implicated in doping scandal
World steeplechase champion Marta Dominguez has been suspended from her Spanish federation post after being implicated in a doping investigation.