Nike risks being burnt by Alberto Salazar doping scandal
Sportswear giant has sponsored the now banned athletics coach for decades
03 October 2019 - 16:44
New York — With Nike-backed athletics coach Alberto Salazar slapped with a four-year ban for doping, the US sportswear giant risks being caught up in the scandal — its CEO is even quoted in the suspension ruling.
The US anti-doping authority USADA — citing experiments with testosterone, fat-burning amino acid injections, and falsified medical documents — said in its report the highest-profile track and field coach in the world had attempted to use prohibited methods on multiple athletes...
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