Mo Farah's involvement with the Nike Oregon Project has raised "no concerns" with an independent reivew set up by UK Athletics ©Getty Images

UK Athletics (UKA) today confirmed its announcement that the independent audit it set up into links with the Nike Oregon Project had found “no evidence of impropriety” on the part of Britain’s world and Olympic 5000 and 10,000 metre champion Mo Farah, who trains there under Alberto Salazar.

UKA added that the summary findings of the audit carried out by the Performance Oversight Group (POG) had also discovered no cause for concern about other British athletes or coaches involved with the Oregon training group.

The audit was established in the wake of the allegations made in June by a BBC Panorama programme that Salazar – head coach at the Project and an unpaid consultant with UK Athletics – had abused anti-doping regulations.

An independent review committee engaged by UK Athletics has found no cause for concern with links between Mo Farah or any other British athletes and the Nike Oregon Project, whose head coach Alberto Salazar was the subject of doping allegations through a BBC Panorama programme in June
An independent review committee engaged by UK Athletics has found no cause for concern with links between Mo Farah or any other British athletes and the Nike Oregon Project, whose head coach Alberto Salazar was the subject of doping allegations through a BBC Panorama programme in June ©Getty Images

“In July we said that there was no evidence of any impropriety on the part of Mo Farah and no reason to lack confidence in his training programme,” today’s UKA statement said.

“The Oversight Group have restated that view today.

"They have also found no reason to be concerned about the engagement of other British athletes and coaches with the Oregon Project.

“The review established that the vast majority of the endurance programme’s interaction with the Oregon Project is in fact focused on Mo Farah, with very little other UK Athletics-related activity.

“Coaching and support for Mo Farah will remain the focus of our engagement with the Oregon Project.

“The Oversight Group has made a number of organisational and procedural recommendations which UK Athletics’ Performance Director Neil Black will take forward and implement over the coming months.”

Farah was questioned by the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) as part of their investigation after he had won his 3,000m race at the International Association of Athletics Federations Diamond League meeting in London on July 24.

The 32-year-old Briton was interviewed at the Grange Tower Bridge for five hours by Bill Bock, the American lawyer who played an influential role in bringing down Lance Armstrong.

Farah claimed he had been happy to cooperate with any investigation.

The UKA statement concluded: “Obviously since our review was set up USADA announced that it was conducting an investigation into allegations made in respect of staff within the Oregon Project.

“USADA is clearly the right body to look at anti-doping issues.

“They have asked us not to give any further details of our review until their work has concluded.

"We respect their request and are of course giving them our fullest support and co-operation.”



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