Positive dope tests put Spain hockey team in trouble

The Spanish women8217;s field hockey team could be banned from the Beijing Olympics after two of its players failed doping tests, the national federation said Wednesday. Spain qualified for the Olympics with a 3-2 victory over Azerbaijan on April 20 but two of its players tested positive for banned substances after the match.

The Spanish federation claims the positive tests were the result of foul play at the pre-Olympic tournament in Azerbaijan.

8220;My players haven8217;t taken anything,8221; technical secretary Jose Antonio Gil said. 8220;Our players are totally innocent. We are looking into whether the players were intoxicated or if there was a manipulation of the samples.8221;

Under the sport8217;s rules, if more than one member of a team tests positive, the entire team is disqualified from the tournament.