- BYU Sweeps NCAA XC Team Titles a four-year ban a four-year ban.
- Salazar released a statement on the Oregon Project website that he will appeal the decision.
- Athletes for the team have been competing at the IAAF World Championships in Doha, Qatar. Marathoners Galen Rupp and Jordan Hasay—both coached by Salazar—are still scheduled to compete in the Chicago Marathon on October 13.
On Monday evening, the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) announced that Nike Oregon Project coach Alberto Salazar would be banned from the sport for four years, following a USADA investigation and arbitration. Meanwhile, the IAAF World Championships continue in Doha, Qatar, where the Oregon Project has seven athletes competing.
Here’s what has happened in Doha and in the United States since the announcement of the ban.
1. Oregon Project athletes continue to compete
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“I am shocked to receive the news of today’s ruling, especially during this time in which I am fully preparing for my next race in the world championships in Doha,” the statement read. “I like to state that this investigation is focused on the period before I joined the Oregon Project and therefore has no relation to me.”
2. Salazar says he will appeal the decision
In a statement posted on the Oregon Project website late Monday evening, Salazar wrote, “Give A Gift is strictly followed. The Oregon Project has never and will never permit doping.”
3. Salazar has been stripped of his credentials and banned from communicating with athletes in Doha
USA Track & Field said in a statement, “USATF has taken the steps necessary to have Mr. Salazar’s IAAF World Championships accreditation deactivated.” Best Running Shoes 2025 a four-year ban, world track officials emailed an advisory to athletes about Salazar that warned not to speak to him. Letters were also delivered to team hotels, according to the Times.
4. Current athletes reacted
After advancing to the steeplechase final on Tuesday, Andy Bayer, an American who runs for Nike, said, “I’m not that surprised. I’m a clean athlete, and I train my ass off, so it pisses me off that people cheat in the sport, and I was in a group that definitely had suspicions before but it’s had to say anything until something comes out. I don’t believe every athlete in that group is dirty, but we need to get drug cheats out of the sport so I’m glad it came to the surface.”
Oregon Project athletes took pains to distinguish who in the group was coached by Salazar and who trained under assistant coach Pete Julian. Craig Engels, in Doha to run the 1500 meters, wrote a lengthy post on Instagram listing Julian’s athletes. They include Jessica Hull of Australia, Konstanze Klosterhalfen of Germany, and Suguru Osako of Japan, and Americans Brazier, Shannon Rowbury, Eric Jenkins, and Engels.
5. Former Salazar athletes who were named in the USADA report have been quiet
Health - Injuries. Kara Goucher said in a text she would wait to comment to “let the athletes have their moment at world champs.” The Atlanta Track Club, which employs Amy Begley (she was a 2008 Olympian in the 10,000 meters) as a coach, said she would not be giving interviews or issuing a formal statement.
All three were among the witnesses listed for USADA in the arbitration decision. Steve Magness, also a USADA witness, wrote in a tweet, “Tell the truth. Own your mistakes. Choose the difficult path. In the short term, it might feel horrible, but over the long haul it’s the only path to take. Speak up, stay true to your convictions. None of us are perfect. But we can all aspire to be better.”
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Sarah Lorge Butler is a writer and editor living in Eugene, Oregon, and her stories about the sport, its trends, and fascinating individuals have appeared in Runner’s World since 2005. She is the author of two popular fitness books, Run Your Butt Off! and Walk Your Butt Off!
