• Coe defends the sport’s approach to catching drug cheats• IAAF president also cautions criticism of Sifan Hassan
Sebastian Coe says he has not yet read the report that led to Alberto Salazar being banned for four years by the US Anti-Doping Agency – but insists that athletics does more than most sports to catch drug cheats.
The revelation came when the International Association of Athletics Federations president was asked what he thought about the Nike CEO, Mark Parker, exchanging emails with Salazar, in which they discussed testing testosterone on the legendary US coach’s son. Lord Coe, who was a long-term consultant for Nike, replied: “I haven’t actually read the report. I’ve read the executive summary, which took me through what was actually said. That was enough for me to get into business mode, which was to make sure that athletes don’t have a relationship with a suspended coach.”