Athens - Greek prosecutors began investigations into women's 400-metre hurdler Fani Halkia on Tuesday following her failed doping test ahead of the Beijing Olympic.
The 2004 Olympic champion and her trainer Giorgos Panayiotopoulos testifed before a public prosecutor in Athens who called upom them to give explanations.
Both Halkia and her trainer claim that they never used banned substances.
Apart from Halkia, Greek prosecutors are also investigating sprinter Anastasios Gousis, who like Halkia failed a dope test for the substance methyltrienolone, on the eve of the August 8 Olympic opener.
A total of 15 Greek athletes tested positive for methyltrienolone in the three months before the Beijing Games, including 11 weightlifters and a swimmer.
Halkia and Gousis were barred from competing in China. (dpa)
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