Ethiopia distances itself from Dibaba coach after doping arrest


Musaeb Abdulrahman Balla (C) of Qatar reacts as he wins the men's 800m event ahead of Andreas Bube (L) of Denmark and Michael Rimmer (2nd R) of Britain at the IAAF Athletics Diamond League meeting at Stockholm Olympic Stadium, Sweden, July 30, 2015. REUTERS/Fredrik Sandberg/TT News Agency

ADDIS ABABA, June 24 (Reuters) - Ethiopia's governing body for athletics has sought to distance itself from Jama Aden, the coach of Ethiopian 1,500 metres world record holder Genzebe Dibaba, after his arrest in Spain on doping charges.

The Somali trainer was detained by police this week following months of investigations prompted by a tip-off from the Spanish Agency of Health and Sport (AEPSAD).

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