Top US coach Alberto Salazar faces doping claims

One of the world’s most renowned athletics coaches has been accused of breaking anti-doping rules, the BBC has revealed.

US track coach Alberto Salazar of Britain's Mo Farah reacts during the men's 10,000m race during the Prefontaine Classic Diamond League meeting at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, USA, 29 May 2015.  EPA/STEVE DYKES

US track coach Alberto Salazar of Britain's Mo Farah reacts during the men's 10,000m race during the Prefontaine Classic Diamond League meeting at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, USA, 29 May 2015 (EPA/STEVE DYKES) Source: EPA

An investigation by Britian’s public broadcaster has placed Alberto Salazar at the centre of doping allegations, including allegations of doping US record holder Galen Rupp more than a decade ago.

Both Salazar and Rupp have denied any wrongdoing, the latter telling the BBC that he was “completely against the use of performance enhancing drugs”.

Salazar declined to be part of the BBC program, aired on Wednesday night, stating that allegations were “based upon false assumptions and half-truths".

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