• ‘We plan to implement any recommendations’, says UKA
UK Athletics has announced a major review into whether mistakes were made in its handling of the Alberto Salazar scandal – and especially its decision to clear Mo Farah to continue training at the Nike Oregon Project after concerns were raised about the now-disgraced coach in 2015.
The independent review, which will be led by the respected sports barrister John Mehrzad, comes after Salazar was banned for four years in October by Usada for “orchestrating and facilitating prohibited doping conduct”. Salazar has since said he will appeal against the ban and no NOP athlete, including Farah, has ever been found to have taken a banned substance.
Written by Sean Ingle
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/nov/28/uk-athletics-conduct-review-response-alberto-salazar-scandal under the title “UK Athletics to conduct review of its response to Alberto Salazar scandal”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
