Alberto Salazar wanted to win almost at any cost.Salazar helped Sir Mo Farah become Britain's most successful track athlete ever. Now he's appealing against a four-year ban from athletics and his beloved Nike Oregon Project has been closed down.
"It's taken a huge toll on me," said Kara."Having to testify. We get the good news that he's found guilty, then there's still backlash and there's stuff - it's just never ending. But some of his athletes now say he exercised complete control over them. Kara told Panorama:"He had total control of my life. Even to the point it was causing conflict between myself and my husband - whatever he asked me to do, I was going to do it.""Stuff that no coach should ever be saying. It's degrading. Specifically, for myself, after my son he was obsessed with the size of my breasts.
Elite athletes have their health closely scrutinised and women often use birth control pills to regulate periods - but Lambie says Salazar and Dr Jeffrey Brown, who treated Salazar's athletes, went too far. Thyroid medication isn't on the banned list although many anti-doping agencies, including the UK's, would like it to be, because some athletes and coaches have abused it believing it can help burn fat quicker and boost performance.
"Within a few weeks I could feel jittery, I could feel my heart beating louder and faster, I was just uneasy - as tired or more tired than before. Mentally I was distraught. It just felt horrible. Lambie also never fully recovered, but before Nike terminated her contract she says Salazar asked her to trial a supplement, to see if she would fail a drugs test.
"At no time did I give any supplement to any Oregon Project athlete for the purpose of determining whether that supplement would result in a positive test for a banned substance."Travis Tygart runs Usada. He led the investigation into the since disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong. "Every time we turned around, another athlete was being represented by a Nike attorney and refused to cooperate with us," he said.
"He was swearing at me and telling me I was the blacked out face guy and that he'd kill me - I needed to keep my mouth shut."Capriotti told the BBC he"denied these allegations that were well publicised almost five years ago, and no charges were ever brought".
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What a waste. As a former walker, I find this extremely depressing (although at a slightly slower pace).
What a waste. As a former runner, I find this extremely depressing.
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