Track coach Salazar’s 4-year doping ban upheld by CAS

By EDDIE PELLS
AP National Writer

Track coach Alberto Salazar received no relief from the Court of Arbitration for Sport. The court upheld Salazar’s four-year ban for a series of doping-related violations that had long been pursued by American regulators. CAS confirmed the ruling in Switzerland on Thursday. Salazar is a former marathon champion who trained a long list of championship distance runners including Mo Farah, Galen Rupp and, for a time, Kara Goucher. None of his former runners have been charged with doping violations. The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency investigated Salazar and the running team for about six years before handing down sanctions.