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CAS confirms Salazar appeal over ban
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American Alberto Salazar, who has coached some of the world’s top distance runners, has appealed against his four-year ban for doping violations, the Court of Arbitration for Sport said yesterday.
Salazar was given a four-year ban by the United States Anti-Doping Agency on September 30 for “orchestrating and facilitating prohibited doping conduct” as head coach of the Nike Oregon Project, a camp designed primarily to develop US endurance athletes.
CAS said in a statement in Lausanne that it had registered an appeal from Salazar and Texas endocrinologist Jeffrey Brown, who also worked on the NOP project and was banned for four years. Both have denied wrongdoing.
USADA alleged that Salazar ran experiments with supplements, including administering illicit infusions of the fat-burning substance, L-carnitine, and testosterone, and possessed and trafficked the banned substance.
The case also related to falsified and incomplete medical records that disguised the work.
The Swiss-based tribunal said yesterday that “parties have requested additional time to file their written submissions and evidence.”
“At this stage, it appears that the hearings in these two matters are unlikely to take place before March 2020.”
CAS routinely takes several weeks to reach its verdict after a hearing.
Nike has previously said it would support Salazar’s appeal. The American sportswear giant has since shut down the NOP, saying the decision was made “to allow the athletes to focus on their training and competition needs.”
Britain’s multiple Olympic and world champion Mo Farah, who has not been accused of any wrongdoing, is among the athletes who have been coached by Salazar.
Nike said last week that it is investigating claims by former runner Mary Cain that she suffered physical and mental abuse as a member of the NOP.
Cain, 23, was a high school prodigy who was tipped for middle-distance greatness. She qualified for the 2013 world championships and made the final of the 1,500 meters there at the age of 17.
In an op-ed for The New York Times published last Thursday, Cain wrote that she suffered suicidal thoughts and began cutting herself as a result of the methods employed by Salazar and NOP staff.
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