Nike Oregon Project coach Alberto Salazar and Dr. Jeffrey Brown, a Houston endocrinologist, have been banned for four years from “for orchestrating and facilitating prohibited doping,” asThe decision was announced Tuesday night by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency . The ban begins immediately, even with several members of the Oregon Project still competing in the 2019 IAAF World Championships in Doha, Qatar.
The investigation into the Nike Oregon Project, Salazar, and Brown began in 2015. The USADA announcement noted that the investigation included 30 witnesses, 5,780 pages of transcripts, and 2,000 exhibits of evidence. The BBC reported that USADA brought doping charges against Salazar and Brown in March 2017, and the two contested the charges, which then went to arbitration.throughout the process, and has yet to release a statement. He is believed to be in Doha.
“The athletes in these cases found the courage to speak out and ultimately exposed the truth,” said USADA Chief Executive Officer Travis Tygart. “While acting in connection with the Nike Oregon Project, Mr. Salazar and Dr. Brown demonstrated that winning was more important than the health and wellbeing of the athletes they were sworn to protect.”
Salazar’s athletes have won dozens of Olympic and world championships medals over the years, as well as international marathons. Notable names in running have left Salazar and the Oregon Project in the past few years, including Mo Farah, who won four Olympic golds and six world titles, Matthew Centrowitz, who won the 2016 Olympic gold medal in the 1500 meters, and Mary Cain, who at age 17 was a 2013 world championships finalist.
Not every member of the Nike Oregon Project is directly coached by Salazar, but several members of the team are still competing at this week’s world championships. Sifan Hassan, a Dutch distance runner and member of the Oregon Project, won the world outdoor title in the women’s 10,000 meters on Saturday.Two of his current athletes—Galen Rupp and Jordan Hasay—are scheduled to run the Chicago Marathon on October 13.
Thank you to those who were brave enough to come forward. karagoucher stevemagness
My question is.... Why can't all his charges be investigated...they must have been part of it
Sad
PMcGourty Shocked I am not.
Idiocracy 😎😎😎
JessTonn Couple of things: (1) No shit. (2) Only a four year suspension? (3) The athletes knew.
Did the investigation touched on any athlete, or all his athletes are clean but only the coach is guilty?!
EwanMacKenna wake up ffs
Didn’t one of his female athletes just run a near world record time (her own record) for a mile AFTER running over 5 miles at race pace? Just saying.
Now do Mo Farrah. I’ll wait.....
Shouldn’t he be banned for life?
karagoucher told us all
What a surprise, NOT! Should be banned for life. 👎🤮
Wow...
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