Watch a video of the 2007 World Championship 5,000 metres final and it looks much like a scene in East London five years later. Mo Farah leads at the bell, only on this occasion five other athletes sprint past him and the Briton finishes sixth. The progress he subsequently made owes much to hard work and maturity but also to the guidance of Alberto Salazar, the former American distance runner and one-time marathon world record holder who coached Farah and Galen Rupp to a most unexpected one-two in the Olympic 10,000m final in London. Farah, we knew, could win. What nobody anticipated was a silver medal for the American amid all that African class.It has been alleged that Mo Farah's training partner Galen Rupp used a banned substance under the supervision of their coach Alberto SalazarDouble Olympic champion has not been accused of any wrong-doingFarah has dominated distance running under Salazar's supervisionHe must consider if he wants to continue to associate himself with Salazar
Now, however, _ is essentially being forced to defend that progression against the explosive allegations being made against his mentor and his training partner.