BARCELONA, Spain (Reuters) - Jama Aden, the coach of Ethiopia's 1,500 metres world record holder and 2015 world athlete of the year Genzebe Dibaba, was arrested in Spain on doping charges along with a Moroccan physiotherapist on Monday, the sport's ruling IAAF said.
The arrests come less than two months before the start of the Rio Olympics and follow months of investigations following a tip off from the Spanish Agency of Health and Sport (AEPSAD), Catalan police told Reuters.
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