The relationship between Mo Farah, Alberto Salazar and UK Athletics will "continue to be 'business as usual' until a review into the American’s training camp is completed" in time for this summer's World Championships, according to Ben Bloom of the London TELEGRAPH. But the pressure on Salazar "increased last night when three more former members of his Nike Oregon Project came forward to voice concerns over what they say was his inappropriate orchestration of prescription drug use." UK Athletics Chair Ed Warner said that the governing body had "not suspended Salazar, who is accused of multiple doping offences, because the coach is 'innocent until proven guilty.'" Warner also "insisted due diligence was carried out before the decision to allow Farah to join Salazar's camp, although he admitted he could not be confident such a process unearthed everything." That admission came as the trio of unnamed athletes "made accusations against Salazar -- bringing to 17 the number of athletes and ex-staff members to point an accusing finger at him" (TELEGRAPH, 6/13). In London, Martha Kelner reported Farah would "have the full support of UK Athletics if he decided to ditch" Salazar. Warner "insisted Farah would be fully supported by the governing body if he decided to break away from Salazar." Warner: "If Mo decided, having listened to the answers to his questions, that he wanted to disengage, of course we would support him in that" (DAILY MAIL, 6/13). Also in London, Matt Majendie wrote UK Athletics is "seeking immediate answers" from Salazar about his involvement with the former banned American athlete Mary Slaney, as concerns "mount over his suitability to coach" Farah. Fresh evidence "emerged on Thursday to show that the under-fire Salazar coached the American middle-distance runner," who was famously tripped by Zola Budd at the 1984 Olympics, when she "failed a drugs test" at the 1996 U.S. trials (INDEPENDENT, 6/12).
