London (AFP)
The British Federation announced on Wednesday that it had submitted an internal report to the British National Anti-Doping Agency on its relations with American coach Alberto Salazar, when he was working with athletics star Mo Farah.
Salazar, 61, is currently serving a four-year suspension for anti-doping rule violations imposed by the United States Anti-Doping Agency in October. The coach, who denies the facts, has appealed this sanction before the Sports Arbitral Tribunal.
The report concerning him dates back to 2015 and was written following a BBC documentary implicating him.
"The British Federation (UKA) can confirm that the 2015 report has been forwarded to the Anti-Doping Agency (UKAD). The UKA remains fully committed to protecting the integrity of sport and the pursuit of clean athletics and we will continue help UKAD with any other questions, "the Federation said on Wednesday.
The director general of the anti-doping agency, Nicole Sapstead, had demanded to see the original report in its entirety, after the Federation had simply provided him with a summary of it.
The latter had denied "obstructing this case", saying that the report would be sent to the UKAD earlier this month as soon as all confidentiality procedures were completed.
The Salazar affair had led to the departure last year of the technical director of the Federation, Neil Black, who had for a time described Salazar as "genius".
British athlete Mo Farah, four-time Olympic gold medalist in 5,000 and 10,000 meters, worked with Salazar from 2011 to 2017. He has never tested positive.
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