Athletics - Great CityGames Manchester 2015 - Manchester - 10/5/15 Ethiopia's Haile Gebrselassie during an interview after the race where he announced his retirement Action Images via Reuters / Andrew Boyers Livepic
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopian distance-running great Haile Gebrselassie believes doping could be stamped out in his country if an athlete who failed a test for meldonium is sent to prison.
Ethiopian police are investigating Girmay Birhanu for breaching an anti-doping law after he failed a test last year and he could face three years in prison, Gebrselassie, the Ethiopian Athletics Federation (EAF) President, told Reuters.
