Mo Farah says he feels he has to believe in the denials made by his coach Alberto Salazar

Great Britain’s double Olympic gold medal-winner Mo Farah says he will continue to work with Alberto Salazar, following the coach’s denial of doping allegations made against him.

A number of allegations were made against Salazar in a BBC Panorama programme made in collaboration with US journalism organisation ProPublica, notably that he was involved in doping top US distance runner Galen Rupp, a training partner of Farah’s, in 2002However, on Tuesday Salazar wrote a 12,000 word open letter in which he denied all the accusations made against him.



There has never been any suggestion of wrongdoing on Farah’s part and the man who won gold at both 5,000m and 10,000m at LONDON 2012, has now announced that he will stand by his coach.

Farah has released a statement which says; “Following all the speculation I want to make it clear where I stand.

“Although it's been a difficult time, I asked Alberto to respond to the allegations made against him and he has now done so in full.

“As someone I've worked with for many years, I feel I have to believe in Alberto and the evidence he has provided.

“Based on that evidence, I will continue to work with him and hope now that I can focus on what I do best – training hard to WIN medals for my country.”

Farah is expected to return to the track for the first time since the allegations broke when he COMPETES in the 5,000m at the Diamond League meeting in Lausanne on 9 July, and he is also due to run in Monaco on 17 July.

Rupp, who took silver behind Farah in the 10,000m in the 2012 Olympics, has also thrown his support behind Salazar.

Rupp said: "I think the truth will prevail, I stand behind him 100 per cent. I believe in clean sport."