Marta Dominguez, cleared of doping allegations, said she plans to put the “suffering” of the case behind her and get in shape for the 2012 London Olympics.

“I cannot say I have not suffered,” she told a news conference.

“It was a very complicated, difficult situation. I am a strong person, but when you have nothing to hide, the sport gives you some values and strength that made me go on... I have not done anything, I’ve never done anything.”

A Spanish judge threw out a case against Dominguez last week for allegedly administering medication to a friend without a licence.

The decision follows a previous verdict delivered in April to clear the 35-year-old of trafficking in performance-enhancing drugs.

Dominguez, who won the 3,000m steeplechase gold in Berlin in 2009 after taking silver in the 5,000m in 2003 and 2001, was one of 14 people detained for questioning in December as part of a probe into doping in Spanish athletics.

Six of the 14 suspects were charged with public health offences and trafficking in illegal substances, including Domin-guez’s coach Cezar Perez.

Dominguez, who gave birth to her first child in May, said she is now focusing on getting back into shape and “preparing for the Olympics”.

“That’s my idea. I wouldn’t wish anyone to live through what I lived through.

“I’m stronger, not physically but mentally and I will fight to keep working, enjoying my family, my son, my people, recovering my form to return to top competition and prepare for the Games.”

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