Dominguez testifies, denies doping


Associated Press

MADRID -- World steeplechase champion Marta Dominguez denied involvement in doping after testifying before a judge Wednesday in the Spanish anti-doping investigation Operation Galgo.

"I am innocent and I will return to competition as soon as I recover from my pregnancy," she told reporters after spending 2½ hours in a closed session at the Madrid court.

The 35-year-old Dominguez was one of 14 people detained on Dec. 9 after the Spanish Civil Guard found anabolic steroids, hormones, bags of blood and blood-doping equipment in raids across the country.