Coaches banned drug sales Osako is also affiliated on October 11 at 20:11

The track team “Oregon Project” of sports equipment manufacturer “Nike” to which the world's top athletes such as the marathon Japan record holder Jie Osako belonged has been phased out. Osako has announced that he will continue to receive support from Nike, and commented that “there is no problem at all”.

The Oregon Project, run by Nike, the world's largest sports equipment manufacturer, is a land team that gathers the world's top players, attracting attention with training that incorporates cutting-edge science, such as Mohamed Farah and Gehren Rapp , Has produced medium and long distance medalists at the Olympics.

Osako, who participated in Asia for the first time in 2015, continues to play an active role in updating the marathon Japan record.

However, last month, the head coach of the project, former marathon runner Albert Salazar, received a four-year suspension from a US anti-doping agency for violating illegal drug purchases. The “Oregon Project” has been phased out.

Osako, who belongs, posted on his Twitter on the 11th that he said, “I am sad that there will be no important team that has strengthened me,” and revealed that he will continue to receive support from Nike. There is no problem at all. "