Major, ongoing, long-term doping scandal in Spain

It's worth pointing out that one of the cases involves the NR holder in the marathon for both Spain and Morocco- Majida Maayouf. Maayouf set the NR for Morocco last year in Valencia (2:21:01) and then switched he allegiance to Spain and got their NR this year (2:21:27).

It's alleged that Spain retroactively gave her a TUE.

In the 1990s Spain became synonymous with doping and with the govt covering up doping violations.

Spain should be banned from the Olympics like Russia.

Doesn’t every national anti-doping agency do this?

Who knows? But indeed this antiquated concept of NADOs with their built-in bias needs to be canceled. Way too many shenanigans.

Their Ministry of Sport has been covering for Nadal for two decades.

Didn't this already happen around 2000?

Short answer yes. Wada is corrupt to the core. Dick Pound was Wada chief for years despite incompetence and massive scandals.

The whole testing regime is just a dog and pony show to try and dupe fans into thinking the sport is somewhat clean. Pretty much every top athlete is doping. The doping agencies will avoid popping to many athletes, that is when the testing isn't so far behind doping tech to be totally worthless. There are very credible allegations of the same thing in USADA the British anti doping regime.

The British were exposed as covering up a few years ago

There was leaked emails if I recall

Spanish are notorious for doping and coverups

So sick of these racists accusing Katir of doping

Western European nation, Seb will ignore it. Green light, full speed ahead! As long as those damn Ruskies can't wave their flags in Paris eh.

They actually started in the early 80's.

Headline: The Spanish (Athletics) Federation helps athletes with permitted substances
By JUAN MORA (BTW, Mora was one of Spain’s top journalist on athletics, along with Carlos Toro of El Mundo)
Madrid - 10 MAR 1984
“In a press Conference yesterday, the Federation officially explained the sources of five positives in recent doping controls. These were the result of research by a doctor and a coach…Eufemiano Fuentes, the Federation’s official doctor explained that “for some time now we have helped our athletes with ergogenic substances (glucose or ATP) which are not considered doping…At the same time we are investigating other substances which, in spite of not being forbidden (forbidden in Spain, he fails to add) could metabolize and give a positive reading…” Which obviously we want to avoid, he adds.
Guillermo Laich, medical advisor to the Federation pointed to the experiments’ successes: “…last year…José Luis González came to our labs completely shot (destrozado) and only a short time later he beat Coe.”
“The Federation’s President also announced a new era, where athletes will have the obligation to participate in those competitions that the Federation considers appropriate because ’we can’t permit luxuries like (Colomán) Trabado (800m runner) and González (still Spanish mile record holder at 3:47.79) not participating in the European Championships.’”

Not Americans acting like NOP didn't happen??? Lol

Sad reality, everyone at the top dopes...

Are you talking about a shady TUE exemption for Bradley Wiggins that was investigated by the British parliament?

What 'coverup' has there been in British athletics?

Well, there is coe and ovett.

Certainly coe. Sadly as bent as a two bob note.

No, were talking about confirmed coverups, not speculation on your part because two Brits were faster than Steve '4:15 at 18 and prostate cancer by 30' Scott.

Correct. The Spanish getting exposed means worrying times for the British. Blow that whistle Pedro!

The same time as Wells and Whitbread