A TV documentary to be screened on Wednesday night claimed that British Olympic Gold Medalist Mo Farah’s training partner, U.S. Olympic Silver Medalist Galen Rupp, "has taken the banned anabolic steroid testosterone since he was 16 under the supervision of the pair’s coach Alberto Salazar," according to Sean Ingle of the London GUARDIAN. A wide-ranging investigation into the Nike Oregon project, the prestigious training camp in America where Farah has been based since '11, alleged "the existence of a culture where rules were stretched, bent -- or broken." Salazar is regarded "as the best endurance coach in the business" and has worked as a consultant for British Athletics since '13. He is said to have "mentored Rupp to help him flout strict rules about using intravenous drips." Both men "have denied any wrongdoing." The "most serious charges" are made by Steve Magness. Magness said that he was in Salazar’s office "when the reports showing the blood levels of every athlete in the Nike Oregon project were put on his desk." Magness: "Under one of Galen’s it had ‘currently on testosterone and prednisone medication’ and when I saw that I kind of jumped backwards. Testosterone is obviously banned and everyone knew that." Both Salazar and Rupp "strenuously deny that the athlete has taken testosterone." The documentary reveals that six other people who were associated with the Oregon Project have spoken privately to the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency "with concerns about alleged illicit practices and unethical behaviour." USADA "declined to comment." However, "none of the insiders said they had witnessed evidence that Farah was doping." And in a statement Farah said, "I have not taken any banned substances and Alberto has never suggested that I take a banned substance" (GUARDIAN, 6/3).
