BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The coach of World 1500m champion Genzebe Dibaba and other long-distance runners was arrested near Barcelona on Monday after Spanish police raided his hotel room and found traces of EPO and other banned substances.
Jama Aden, who is from Somalia, was detained along with one of his unnamed trainers from Morocco as the IAAF tested 28 of the 30 athletes who were also guests at a hotel in Sabadell, about 25 kilometers from Barcelona. Aden has held annual training camps in the area since 2013.
Police said Aden and his trainer were under arrest on charges of administering and distributing doping substances and endangering public health.