This archive report was first published on 12 November 2019.
On November 11, 2019, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) announced that disgraced running coach Alberto Salazar had lodged an appeal against a four-year ban for doping offences.
Salazar, who coached Britain's four-time Olympic champion Mo Farah, was found guilty of trafficking testosterone, tampering with the doping control process, and administering illicit infusions of the fat-burning substance, L-carnitine.
He denies any wrongdoing and has requested more time to prepare his case, which is unlikely to be heard before March 2020, according to CAS.
Salazar's doping offences were initially announced by the US Anti-Doping Agency, prompting Nike to shut down the Oregon Project, a training hub in Portland where many of Salazar's athletes were treated by Texas endocrinologist Jeffrey Brown.
Brown, who was also suspended, has lodged an appeal against his suspension, and both men have requested more time to prepare their case.
