• Cain suffered osteoporosis and period stopped for three years
A former Nike Oregon Project athlete has revealed how her period stopped for three years and she broke five bones due to osteoporosis after being pressurised to lose weight by disgraced coach Alberto Salazar.
Mary Cain, who qualified for the 2013 world athletics championships as a 17-year-old and was considered a once-in-a-generation star, also said that she suffered from suicidal thoughts and had self-harmed.
Written by Sean Ingle
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/nov/07/mary-cain-emotionally-physically-abused-alberto-salazar-nike-oregon-project-athletics under the title “Mary Cain ‘emotionally and physically abused’ by Alberto Salazar’s system”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
