FILE PHOTO - Coach Alberto Salazar stands in front of Galen Rupp of the U.S.A. in the Bird's Nest Stadium at the Wold Athletics Championships in Beijing, China, August 21, 2015. REUTERS/Phil Noble
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) has praised the decision to shut down the Nike Oregon Project (NOP), saying on Friday it was a necessary step after the elite distance running programme's leader, Alberto Salazar, was suspended for doping violations.
Nike on Thursday shuttered the famed programme, with its stable of elite competitors who added to the company's authority in the world of distance running, calling it a "distraction" for its athletes.
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