Operación Galgo
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Operación Galgo is an investigation into doping in athletics by the Guardia Civil in Spain
. Initiated in April 2010, the investigation came to public attention with the raid of houses and the arrest of high profile athletes, coaches and doctors, among others.
Among those arrested were Marta Domínguez
, the reigning steeplechase
world champion. She was immediately suspended from her role of vice president of the Real Federación Española de Atletismo (Spain's governing body for athletics). Other athletes who were interrogated were European champion Nuria Fernández
, Alberto García
, Reyes Estévez
and Adriënne Herzog. European cross country champion Alemayehu Bezabeh
admitted to taking banned substances. The case centres around athletics coaches César Pérez, Manuel Pascua and María José Martínez Guerrero, manager José Alonso
and Doctor Eufemiano Fuentes
, who was previously implicated in the Operación Puerto doping case
.
Sixty-one Spanish athletes signed a petition in support of the investigation.
In March 2011, Bezabeh was absolved of doping charges by the Spanish Athletics Federation due to a lack of evidence against him, and the organisation's president accepted that Bezabeh's blood had been removed to test for a liver condition.
In July 2011, Marta Dominguez
was acquitted of the charges of doping (providing various medicines without proper prescription) pending with the courts.
Spain
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. Initiated in April 2010, the investigation came to public attention with the raid of houses and the arrest of high profile athletes, coaches and doctors, among others.
Among those arrested were Marta Domínguez
Marta Domínguez
Marta Domínguez Azpeleta is a Spanish runner. She was accused of drug dealing and but later acquitted .Dominguez currently competes mainly in 3000 m steeplechase, a distance in which she was the 2009 world champion...
, the reigning steeplechase
Steeplechase (athletics)
The steeplechase is an obstacle race in athletics, which derives its name from the steeplechase in horse racing.-Rules:The length of the race is usually 3000 m; junior events are 2000 m, as women's events formerly were. The circuit has four ordinary barriers and one water jump. Over 3000 m, each...
world champion. She was immediately suspended from her role of vice president of the Real Federación Española de Atletismo (Spain's governing body for athletics). Other athletes who were interrogated were European champion Nuria Fernández
Nuria Fernández
Nuria Fernández Domínguez is a Spanish middle distance runner. She specializes in the 1500 metres and is the Spanish record holder in the mile run and the 1500 m indoors....
, Alberto García
Alberto García
Alberto García is a Spanish long-distance and cross-country runner.-Career:Garcia's top-level athletic career took off when he was already approaching his thirties. He first came to prominence with a gold medal in the 5000 metres at the Mediterranean Games at Bari in 1997...
, Reyes Estévez
Reyes Estévez
Reyes Estévez López is a Spanish 1500 metres runner. He won the European Championships' final 1998 in Budapest...
and Adriënne Herzog. European cross country champion Alemayehu Bezabeh
Alemayehu Bezabeh
Alemayehu Bezabeh Desta is an Ethiopian-born athlete who represents Spain internationally. He competes in middle- and long-distance running on the track, and also in cross country...
admitted to taking banned substances. The case centres around athletics coaches César Pérez, Manuel Pascua and María José Martínez Guerrero, manager José Alonso
José Alonso (athlete)
José Alonso Valero is a retired Spanish hurdler, who specialized in the 400 metres hurdles. During the indoor season he competed over 400 metres, winning two medals at the 1985 and 1986 European Indoor Championships.-Achievements:-References:*...
and Doctor Eufemiano Fuentes
Eufemiano Fuentes
Doctor Eufemiano Fuentes is a Spanish sports doctor best known for being implicated in the Operación Puerto doping case.Fuentes was once an athlete. He then became the team doctor of Team ONCE, Amaya and the Kelme. The former Kelme rider Jesús Manzano accused Fuentes of being involved with doping....
, who was previously implicated in the Operación Puerto doping case
Operación Puerto doping case
Operación Puerto is the code name of a Spanish Police operation against the doping network of Doctor Eufemiano Fuentes, started in May 2006, which resulted in a scandal that involved several of the world most famous cyclists at the time.Media attention has focused on the small number of...
.
Sixty-one Spanish athletes signed a petition in support of the investigation.
In March 2011, Bezabeh was absolved of doping charges by the Spanish Athletics Federation due to a lack of evidence against him, and the organisation's president accepted that Bezabeh's blood had been removed to test for a liver condition.
In July 2011, Marta Dominguez
Marta Domínguez
Marta Domínguez Azpeleta is a Spanish runner. She was accused of drug dealing and but later acquitted .Dominguez currently competes mainly in 3000 m steeplechase, a distance in which she was the 2009 world champion...
was acquitted of the charges of doping (providing various medicines without proper prescription) pending with the courts.