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I’m impressed with a notice about doping I read a year ago. It was about the Spanish women hockey team. They were playing a match in Azerbaijan in April when two of the women tested positive for banned substances. Azerbaijan wanted the disqualification of Spain and take their place at the next Olympic games. Finally only one player was finding guilty of doping and the other was exonerated. For that reason, Spain could continue in the competition. Spain argued the doping accusations were the result of a possible attempt to sabotage the team's chances during the Olympic qualifying tournament.

Players and coaching staff complained about the organisation of the event on their return from Azerbaijan.

They said four members of the team had collapsed in the hotel prior to their match against Kenya having inhaled gas that had escaped from the air conditioning system.