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Salazar link hit me financially and emotionally, says Farah

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Four-time Olympic gold medallist Mo Farah [COURTESY]

Four-time Olympic gold medallist Mo Farah said he had suffered “financially and emotionally” in the fallout from his former coach Alberto Salazar being banned for doping violations, even though the Briton has not been implicated.

American Salazar was banned for four years by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency last year for “orchestrating and facilitating prohibited doping conduct” as head coach of the Nike Oregon Project, a camp designed mainly to develop U.S. endurance athletes.

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