Big booty trackrunner update#

Salazar, who has denied any involvement in doping, issued a statement to The Associated Press on Saturday saying: 'I never encouraged her, or worse yet, shamed her, to maintain an unhealthy weight. She said she started cutting herself and having suicidal thoughts before leaving the program in 2016. She said she stopped having her period for three years and lost so much bone density she broke five bones. In a New York Times video essay, Cain, now 23, says: 'I was emotionally and physically abused by a system designed by Alberto and endorsed by Nike.'Ĭain said she was harangued by the staff, which had no certified nutritionist or certified sports psychologist, to lose weight and was publicly humiliated when she didn't hit targets. Anti-Doping Agency found him guilty last month of conducting experiments with supplements and testosterone that were bankrolled and supported by Nike.īut Cain's plaintive story of harassment and abuse while she was part of Salazar's training group, which she joined as a 17-year-old phenomenon in 2013, has emboldened other former Oregon Project athletes to share their stories. runners had swirled for years before the U.S. Questions about Salazar's methods with his top U.S. 'A lot of these athletes have been really shy to share their stories.' Kathryn Ackerman, medical director of the female athlete program at Boston Children's Hospital, said Saturday. 'It's depressing, but I'm also encouraged that this message is getting out,' Dr. Nike says it's investigating, but the cascade of allegations that have followed Oregon Project director Alberto Salazar's four-year doping ban have called new attention to the emphasis on weight restrictions and emotional abuse. Last year, Asher-Smith was forced to pull out of the Olympic 200m when she tore her right hamstring at the British trials and only just recovered in time to compete in Tokyo, where she was well below her best.Cain said the all-male staff told her the way to get faster was to get thinner and thinner. She was flown back to the UK for scans on her hamstring the following morning, and while there doesn't appear to be too much damage, the sprinter made the decision to withdraw from the Commonwealth Games, which begins on Thursday. How many medals will England win at the Commonwealth Games this year? Let us know what you think in the comments section below.Īsher-Smith yelped in pain just before passing the baton to team-mate Daryll Neita as Britain missed out on a medal during the women's 4x100m relay at the World Championships on Saturday. Wishing you a speedy recovery,' and another saying: 'You’re a Queen….always have been, always will be.' 'I was so excited to race in front of a home crowd and all the British fans t’s going to be such an amazing competition and I know that Team England will do you all proud.'Īsher-Smith's followers flooded to the comments section offering messages of support and condolences, with one writing: 'Gutted for you and the fans but sensible decision. ⁣But due to the short turn around between the end of Worlds and the start of the Commonwealth Games in a few days time I’m going to have to withdraw,' Asher-Smith continued. 'I feel good but I’m in need of a few days off.

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Big booty trackrunner update#

'So I promised an update and here it is!⁣ Thankfully I’ve only got a light hamstring strain after pulling up in the 4x1 a few days ago! No major issues and nothing to worry about,' she wrote on Instagram. The 26-year-old took to social media on Wednesday morning to update her fans, having pulled up in the 4x100m final during the World Championships a few days ago.

English sprinter Dina Asher-Smith has heartbreakingly pulled out of the Commonwealth Games on the eve of the event after sustaining a hamstring injury.