Alberto Salazar Says The Nike Oregon Project Has "Nothing To Hide"
Alberto Salazar Says The Nike Oregon Project Has "Nothing To Hide"
Alberto Salazar of the Nike Oregon Project responds to the USADA report and says that NOP has nothing to hide.
A day after FloTrack published a U.S. Anti-Doping Agency report to the Texas Medical Board, Nike Oregon Project coach Alberto Salazar has put out a statement denying that he and the NOP have committed doping violations. In it, Salazar denies having ever used testosterone as an athlete and says that USADA's belief (as of March 2016) that L-carnitine injections were illegally administered is incorrect.
The statement, sent to Ken Goe of the Oregonian, reads in full:
"As I have noted repeatedly, the successes my athletes have achieved are through hard work and dedication. I believe in a clean sport and a methodical, dedicated, approach to training. The Oregon Project will never permit doping and all Oregon Project athletes are required to comply with the WADA (World Anti-Doping Agency) Code and IAAF (International Association of Athletics Federations, the governing body of international track and field) Rules.
"To be clear, I never used testosterone when I was competing, I have never had 'dual' testosterone prescriptions, and I have never rubbed testosterone on an athlete. The baseless speculation by USADA to the contrary is simply wrong.
"Likewise, USADA's conjecture regarding the L-carnitine injections is simply wrong. Evidence has been submitted to USADA disproving their unsupported assumptions--evidence USADA should have collected before issuing its incorrect suppositions to the TMB as fact.
"I've done more than any coach to continuously disprove false allegations where no violation has occurred. I fully cooperated, voluntarily answered USADA's questions under oath and provided thousands of documents.
"Lastly, the Oregon Project and its athletes have nothing to hide and are hiding nothing. I fully support their exercising of their rights under the WADA Code and IAAF rules to protect themselves from these improper intrusions. I find it particularly disturbing that athletes' personal medical records are being aired publicly. There is no excuse for it. USADA has failed these innocent athletes."
The statement, sent to Ken Goe of the Oregonian, reads in full:
"As I have noted repeatedly, the successes my athletes have achieved are through hard work and dedication. I believe in a clean sport and a methodical, dedicated, approach to training. The Oregon Project will never permit doping and all Oregon Project athletes are required to comply with the WADA (World Anti-Doping Agency) Code and IAAF (International Association of Athletics Federations, the governing body of international track and field) Rules.
"To be clear, I never used testosterone when I was competing, I have never had 'dual' testosterone prescriptions, and I have never rubbed testosterone on an athlete. The baseless speculation by USADA to the contrary is simply wrong.
"Likewise, USADA's conjecture regarding the L-carnitine injections is simply wrong. Evidence has been submitted to USADA disproving their unsupported assumptions--evidence USADA should have collected before issuing its incorrect suppositions to the TMB as fact.
"I've done more than any coach to continuously disprove false allegations where no violation has occurred. I fully cooperated, voluntarily answered USADA's questions under oath and provided thousands of documents.
"Lastly, the Oregon Project and its athletes have nothing to hide and are hiding nothing. I fully support their exercising of their rights under the WADA Code and IAAF rules to protect themselves from these improper intrusions. I find it particularly disturbing that athletes' personal medical records are being aired publicly. There is no excuse for it. USADA has failed these innocent athletes."
Related Content
- Penn Relays 2024 Results On Day 2: See Which NCAA Stars Won
Apr 27, 2024
- Pro Men's 5k Open/club, Event 403, Finals 1
Apr 27, 2024
- Pro Women's 5k Open/club, Event 402, Finals 1
Apr 27, 2024
- Pro Mixed Distance Medley Relay Corporate, Event 401, Finals
Apr 27, 2024
- Penn Relays 2024 Schedule Day 2: Here Are Today's Events
Apr 26, 2024
- Jette Beermann Pushes To Win Women's 5000M Competition At Penn Relays
Apr 26, 2024
- North Carolina Track And Field Stars Win At Penn Relays Year After Wreck
Apr 26, 2024
- Tim Jordan Speaks About Rekortan, The World's Most Certified Tracks
Apr 26, 2024
- Collin Gilstrap Bursts From Fifth To Win College Men's 1500M At Penn Relays
Apr 25, 2024