Athletics coach Alberto Salazar receives four-year ban for doping violations

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The US Anti-Doping Agency has banned American Alberto Salazar, who has coached some of the world’s top distance runners including British Olympian track champion Mo Farah, for four years for doping violations.

Usada said Salazar’s punishment was for “orchestrating and facilitating prohibited doping conduct” as head coach of the Nike Oregon Project, a camp designed primarily to develop US endurance athletes.

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Written by Reuters
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/oct/01/athletics-coach-alberto-salazar-receives-four-year-ban-for-doping-violations under the title “Athletics coach Alberto Salazar receives four-year ban for doping violations”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.