Alberto Salazar



Nike’s groundbreaking Oregon Project wound up in disgrace

  • Alberto Salazar is a long-time friend of Nike founder Phil Knight and persuaded him that if the company financed his dream project, he could end the stranglehold of Kenyan and Ethiopian athletes
  • But the 61-year-old Cuban-born American’s will to win went too far, according to the US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), which last week banned him for four years for multiple doping violations
By AFP ·