Leading coach Alberto Salazar has released a huge, 12,000 word open letter firmly denying the doping accusations against him.
Following an investigation, Salazar, who coaches Olympic medalists Mo Farah and Galen Rupp, was accused of violating anti-doping rules.
However, Salazar explained in his letter that he “will never permit doping” among his athletes.
“In the BBC/ProPublica stories, Magness makes numerous allegations about a mistaken notation in a log-book charting athletes’ hemoglobin levels. The specific notation related to a December 2002 notation for Galen Rupp that states: “presently on prednisone and testosterone medication.”
“I specifically recall the incident and Magness bringing it to my attention. Magness’ description of what I said is inaccurate. I did not disparage Dr. Myhre, for whom I had great respect. My clear recollection is that when he showed it to me, I stated that the entry was “crazy” as Galen had never taken testosterone. I then stated that Galen, as a 16-year old kid, must have misspoken about the supplements he was taking.”
The 56-year-old coach added: “I believe in a clean sport and hard work and so do my athletes.”
You can read part one of Salazar’s open letter (that’s right, there’s two parts) by clicking here. If you still want more after reading all that, you can find part two of Salazar’s epic here.
