Kara Goucher, one of the fastest female long-distance runners in American history, claims she was sexually assaulted by her former running coach in her new memoir.
Goucher said a similar incident happened years later while the two were in Lisbon for a race.
Kara Goucherm holds an American flag after the U.S. Marathon Olympic Trials, Jan. 14, 2012 in Houston.Goucher left The Oregon Project in 2011 and said she never spoke about the alleged assaults until she was questioned by lawyers about doping allegations brought against Salazar by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency. In 2019, Salazar was suspended for four years by that agency for doping violations -- allegations he has denied.
Salazar also told ABC News, in part, "Any claim that Ms. Goucher was sexually assaulted by me is categorically untrue.... I have never sexually assaulted Ms. Goucher and never would have done so. The accusation is deeply hurtful and abhorrent and contrary to my fundamental beliefs as a husband, father and deeply devout Catholic."
"Honestly, it makes me a little sad because I know how much he loves it. I think that's his whole life," she said. "But at the end of the day, he should not be coaching.""It is my responsibility to use my voice," she said, "and to fight for other people."Sexual misconduct has no place in sports or society and is something we stand vehemently against. As a company, we've always taken great pride as a leader in supporting female athletes.
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