February 2011 Mo Farah begins training with Salazar. Soon after, he misses a drugs test after testers rang his doorbell for an hour. In September, he wins two golds at the World Championships.
Winter 2011 Salazar trials an infusion of L-carnitine that is above World Anti-Doping Agency limits. He emails Lance Armstrong saying: “Lance, call me asap! We have tested it and it’s amazing!” He arranges for some NOP athletes to receive L-carnitine treatment. The amounts are not recorded by Dr Jeffrey Brown or Salazar, who maintain they were less than legal limit of 50ml.
April 2014 Farah receives a transfusion of L-carnitine before the London Marathon. Dr Rob Chakraverty, who administered it but did not properly record it, said it was under the legal limit.
June 2015 After media allegations against Salazar, which he denies, Farah says his name is being “dragged through the mud”.
February 2017 The Sunday Times reveals that a 2016 Usada report shows Salazar gave Farah prescription drugs with potentially harmful side-effects. Farah retorts: “I am a clean athlete.”
July 2017 Hackers’ leaked documents show Farah as “likely doping” on IAAF biological passport list in November 2015. He is “flagged as normal” in April 2016. A spokesman for Farah says: “Any suggestion of misconduct is entirely false.”
October 2017 Farah cuts ties with Salazar.
September 30, 2019 After hearings into the doping case in summer 2018, Salazar and Dr Brown are banned from the sport with immediate effect.
An "unfortunate" series of events for Farrah. However, had he cut his ties with Salazar after seven months instead of seven years then he would not have been under such scrutiny.
Obviously a lot of that doesn't read well for him but........he was winning gold medals, breaking records and was named British athlete of the year BEFORE he went to work with Salazar.
I wonder if its time to put the onus on the athletes themselves to prove themselves clean.
Instead of random hit and miss tests, let them know in advance when clinics are being held. You want to appear in the following competitions? Then present yourself at the following clinics on the dates stated, failure to comply means that you are excluded from the competition. All results to be published.
First British woman ever to win a global sprint title and broke her own GB record to boot - despite her main rivals not turning up her time would have been good enough to win 13 of the last 17 Championships.
Here's hoping local girl Dina gets the recognition she deserves by winning Olympic Gold next year because, sadly, I can't help thinking that her achievements here have gone somewhat under the radar.
Seeing Dina earlier getting her medal on the podium singing the national anthem made me quite emotional. Been watching the heptaphlon and really enjoying it. I didnt realise the athletes had so much time sitting about between rounds and events. It must be hard to keep concentration and focused but looks like KJT should win it now.
Watched some of it earlier. Obviously massive congrats to Johnson-Thompson.......but did anyone see the British female shot putter...?? I know being a shot putter means you arent going to be as slim as the aforementioned Heptathalete, but she wouldn't look out of place in Viz.
Those 3 no jumps in the long jump a few years back could have destroyed a lesser competitor.
Tonight she has been rewarded deservedly for her talent, grit and persistence.
I hope she can continue in the same vein in Tokyo next year.
it was those 3 no jumps that showed she would win global titles. She had the option of putting in a safe 3rd jump and locking up the bronze but she didn't want to settle for that, she went all in with that last attempt knowing it was gold or nothing
Stupidly had a 1/4 bet on Miller Uibo in the 400. Thought she was a shoe in. She runs a national record and still gets done with one of the best runs of all time
That was an amazing performance. Don’t think winner ever thought they could run that fast. Only the two Eastern Block runners of the 80’s have run faster.
Slightly worried by Sifan Hassan's sweary meltdown after her incredible time in the 1500. Part of the Oregon project and clean, proved (she says) by running so fast? The lady protesteth too much I think. Michael Johnson not impressed.
Slightly worried by Sifan Hassan's sweary meltdown after her incredible time in the 1500. Part of the Oregon project and clean, proved (she says) by running so fast? The lady protesteth too much I think. Michael Johnson not impressed.
Yes running ridiculously fast like that and from the front was almost too good for her own sake...
Very impressive run from Jacob Ingebrigtsen in the 3000m at the indoor Euros there. He's barely out breath at the end, the rest of the field's strewn all over the track blowing out their backside.
British men need to get their act together as been singularly unimpressive so far.
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Instead of random hit and miss tests, let them know in advance when clinics are being held. You want to appear in the following competitions? Then present yourself at the following clinics on the dates stated, failure to comply means that you are excluded from the competition. All results to be published.
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Here's hoping local girl Dina gets the recognition she deserves by winning Olympic Gold next year because, sadly, I can't help thinking that her achievements here have gone somewhat under the radar.
Mind you I think the javelin (next event) is her worst event.
Been watching the heptaphlon and really enjoying it. I didnt realise the athletes had so much time sitting about between rounds and events. It must be hard to keep concentration and focused but looks like KJT should win it now.
Here come the girls !
Will any of our male competitors win a medal ?
Those 3 no jumps in the long jump a few years back could have destroyed a lesser competitor.
Tonight she has been rewarded deservedly for her talent, grit and persistence.
I hope she can continue in the same vein in Tokyo next year.
They’re either the greatest coaching camp in the world or something stinks there.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/49948731
British men need to get their act together as been singularly unimpressive so far.