The ITA = International Testing Agency, which conducts doping tests for the Beijing Olympics, has announced that Spanish female athletes who participated in a pair of figure skating tested positive for banned drugs.

According to ITA, a positive reaction to the banned drug was confirmed from a sample collected on the 18th of this month during the tournament from Spain's Laura Barquero who participated in the figure skating pair.



ITA states that Barquero has the right to request a test with a B sample.



Barquero participated in a pair of figure skating with Marco Zandron and finished 11th.