Dopingskandal Fuentes
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 on 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.