Farah questioned in Salazar doping probe

The US Anti-Doping Agency has questioned double Olympic champion Mo Farah as part of a probe into his coach Alberto Salazar.

Double Olympic champion Mo Farah has been questioned by the US Anti-Doping Agency as part of an investigation into allegations surrounding his coach Alberto Salazar.

The Sunday Mirror newspaper said Farah spoke with USADA in a hotel in London on Saturday for five hours. Britain's Press Association said the meeting was believed to be routine and had been scheduled for some time.

Farah's questioning came a day after he won the 3000 metres in a Diamond League meeting at London's Olympic Stadium.

The BBC aired allegations in June that Salazar, based in the United States, encouraged athletes to break doping rules. The 32-year-old Farah, the Olympic 5000 and 10,000 gold medalist, was not implicated. Salazar has since published a detailed denial.


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