14 now arrested in Spanish athletics doping scandal

14 now arrested in Spanish athletics doping scandal: "Guardia Civil carried out a large operation against doping in Spanish athletics on Thursday, with several searches being carried out simultaneously across Spain during the day. The operation is codenamed ‘Operación Galgo’.

Fourteen arrests have now been confirmed in Alicante, Madrid, Segovia, Las Palmas and Palencia.

At the centre of the case is the 3000m hurdles champion, Marta Domínguez, and her trainer, César Pérez, both of whom have been arrested. Fellow trainer Manuel Pascua has also been arrested with her manager, José Alonso and Dr. Eufemiano Fuentes, whose homes have also been searched. Dr Fuentes is also implicated in the cycling doping allegations known as Operación Puerto in which more than 50 cyclists were implicated."

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