Mo Farah was questioned by a United States Anti-Doping Agency investigator on Saturday over the doping allegations surrounding his coach Alberto Salazar.
The double Olympic champion was questioned by American lawyer Bill Bock, the man who helped bring down Lance Armstrong, for five hours at the Grange Tower Bridge Hotel, the Sunday Mirror newspaper reported. The meeting had been scheduled for some time.
The 32-year-old Briton, one of several people with whom the anti-doping authorities are speaking, has already said he is happy to cooperate with any investigation.
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Farah has not been accused of wrongdoing but has been caught up in the doping storm which has engulfed Salazar, the coach at the Nike Oregon Project in Portland who has vehemently denied breaking anti-doping rules.
Farah’s questioning by US officials came the day after he was cheered to the rafters on his return to the Olympic Stadium, winning over 3,000 metres at the Anniversary Games, his first race in Britain since the doping scandal broke.
Farah, who is sticking by his under-fire coach but has vowed to leave him should any accusations be proven, told the Sunday Mirror after the meeting: "It went all right ... It's all good. And I'm good, good, good."
He paid tribute to the raucous support he received from the Olympic Stadium crowd on Friday night: “It was amazing to get the support I got, it was incredible. It just reminded me of 2012.”
Farah also received the backing of good friend Usain Bolt in the week, with the Jamaican sprinter saying: “I’ve come through the ranks with Mo, so I’ve seen the work that he’s put in. For me I’m sorry for Mo, because every day I hear in the papers they’re trying to tear him down. I think he works so hard.”
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