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21 SALAZAR has reiterated his de- sire to prove his innocence fol- lowing allegations from the BBC's Panorama programme that the Portland-based coach had over- seen Galen Rupp's use of banned substances. Farah pulled out of Sunday's Diamond League meeting in Bir- mingham, returning to the Nike Oregon Project to challenge Sala- zar to prove he has a clean record. UK Athletics bosses have vowed to examine all two-time Olym- pic gold-winner Farah's medical records, while his coach Salazar hit back at the claims he helped US star Rupp take anabolic ster- oids. "I have said all along that I be- lieve in a clean sport, hard work and I deny all allegations of dop- ing," said Salazar in a statement to The Guardian. "I will document and present the facts as quickly as I can so that Galen and Mo can focus on doing what they love and have worked so hard to achieve." Farah withdrew from Sunday's Birmingham event, claiming he was "physically and emotionally drained". There are no accusations of rule breaches against Farah, but the 32-year-old bemoaned his reputa- tion being "dragged through the mud" in a heated press conference in Birmingham on Saturday. Farah vowed to turn over all his records to UK Athletics dur- ing Saturday's press conference, which was slated to preview the Birmingham meeting but was fully overshadowed by events elsewhere. Farah moved to Oregon in 2011 to work under Salazar, who re- mains an "unpaid consultant" for UK Athletics. Both Farah and UK bosses have refused to distance themselves from Salazar, choosing instead to seek answers from the highly suc- cessful Cuba-born coach. UK Athletics chairman Ed Warner confirmed the governing body would scour Farah's records to ensure their star distance run- ner is clean, but admitted he would have advised the double Olympic champion to suspend relations with Salazar during in- vestigations. "What we can look at is all the data surrounding our own ath- lete, Mo Farah: blood data, sup- plements data - everything sur- rounding his medical treatment," Warner told Radio 4's Today pro- gramme on Monday. "We're in charge of that. We run that from the UK, through Neil Black, our performance director, Barry Fudge, who's our endur- ance expert. We need to make sure there's nothing else there we haven't seen, we're not aware of, hasn't been analysed. "It may well be that the outcome of our own investigation says there's nothing untoward going on as far as we can uncover in any way, shape or form around British Athletics and a British athlete. "If, subsequently, the coach him- self is proven to be guilty of dop- ing offences, then there's a second stage there and a decision would need to be taken. "Now, one of the possible out- comes of all of this is, even though - and I'm sure that's probably go- ing to be the case - there's noth- ing untoward proven around Mo Farah and British Athletics, we might still recommend to Mo and might still decide ourselves to suspend our relationship because of the reputational damage that could be caused." Sport maltatoday, WEDNESDAY, 10 JUNE 2015 ATHLETICS CAREER OPPORTUN I T Y In 2017 Malta will be sharing the EU Presidency. As part of an exercise to supplement the complement of the Malta Environment Protection Directorate sta, a number of vacancies has arisen for: ASSISTANT ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION OFFICER/S e role requires a person to assist in identifying areas of environmental importance and to liaise with local bodies, organisations, authorities and other interested parties towards the drawing up and implementation of relevant managment programmes. Applicant/s must be in possession of a degree at MQF Level 6 preferably in the following elds:- - Law - Chemistry - Chemistry and Physics - Biology and Chemistry - Physics preferably with Maths and Chemistry - An environment-relevant social or natural discipline including geography, environmental p l a n n i n g , e nv i ron m e nt a l m a n a g e m e nt , environmental or natural resources, earth systems or equivalent. Experience of national and international environmental legislation and policy, and in possession of a clean driving license. e above posts are for a denite period, of two years without the possibility of renewal. e employment in this position is specically for the new Environment and Resources Authority that will be formed by the Act that shall regulate the functions of this Authority. Interim employment in this post until the legislation of the new Act, shall be with MEPA. Interested candidates are advised to submit their application, together with a detailed curriculum vitae by ursday 18th June, 2015 to: e Human Resources Manager Malta Environment and Planning Authority Ref: Assistant Environment Protection Ocer/s (EU Presidency) ETC Permit No. ETC 111/2015 (EU Presidency) Via email on jobsepd@mepa.org.mt For further information visit our website: www.mepa.org.mt/org-current-openings-at-mepa. Salazar denies doping allegations Alberto Salazar denies all doping claims David Coulthard Drivers 'not enjoying' modern F1 - Coulthard DAVID Coulthard says drivers are struggling to enjoy modern day Formula 1, expressing his view that cars need to be more physically and mentally de- manding. Coulthard 's assertion follows comments from leading drivers, including Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso, that the sport has lost its physical edge in re- cent years. "The sad reality is that the drivers are not enjoying the cur- rent F1. They are just not tested sufficiently," said Coulthard in his latest BBC Sport column. "Of course, the cars are hard to drive. They remain the fast- est and most sophisticated rac- ing cars in the world. But they are not difficult enough – either physically or mentally. "Fernando Alonso is an all- time great, a driver who would have been at the top of the sport in whatever era he raced. In the last two races he has said two things that really hit home. "The first was that the last time he was tested to his limit mentally and physically in a Grand Prix was 10 years ago. "The second was that driving the current cars is more about systems management than it is about driving skill. "Lewis Hamilton is of the same calibre. He said after the race in Canada that he was not even stressed, that it was not difficult." YOUR FIRST CLICK OF THE DAY www.maltatoday.com.mt