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The latest claims relate to a probe by the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) in which Mo denied having L-carnitine jabs before the 2014 London Marathon \u2013 only to change his story. He also failed to declare the substance on a doping control form just eight days later. US officials then quizzed Mo in 2015.<\/p>\n
In our exclusive interview in Sululta, close to the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, the star claimed he had \u201ccompletely forgotten\u201d having L-carnitine.<\/p>\n
He explained that at the time of being quizzed he mistakenly thought he had only been given magnesium injections.<\/p>\n
Mo said: \u201cI was 100 per cent convinced I hadn\u2019t taken it (L-carnitine). In my mind, I hadn\u2019t taken anything else apart from magnesium. I put magnesium on the doping control form. I can sleep at night knowing I\u2019ve done nothing wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n
According to transcripts of the USADA quiz, Mo faced 10 key questions about L-carnitine \u2013 and whether Salazar had recommended them. He told investigators: \u201cI\u2019ve never taken L-carnitine injections at all.\u201d<\/p>\n
He was then asked: \u201cYou\u2019re absolutely sure you didn\u2019t have a doctor inject L-carnitine a few days before the London Marathon?\u201d Mo replied: \u201cNo. No chance.\u201d<\/p>\n
But soon after the interview finished, Mo spoke with UK Athletics endurance coach Barry Fudge \u2013 then went back in to see investigators and said he DID have L-carnitine. The transcripts featured in a BBC Panorama probe last week \u2013 heaping fresh pressure on Mo.<\/p>\n
He told the Sunday Mirror: \u201cI was questioned for five hours. I said one thing and then other things got said and now it\u2019s made out like I\u2019ve done wrong, but if you know how it happened then it\u2019s easier to understand. When I came out I said to Barry, \u2018Hey mate, they kept asking me about this supplement. What\u2019s that?\u2019 He said, \u2018Yeah, it\u2019s this, you did take it\u2019, so I went straight back in and told them.<\/p>\n
\u201cI forgot, but as soon as I was told I ran back in. If I was a liar, why would I go straight back in? I said, \u2018Look, I genuinely forgot, I didn\u2019t know that. Now I do\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mo fears the public now believes he is hiding evidence and says the suspicions have affected him, his wife Tania and their four kids. He vowed to speak to MPs from the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport select committee if required.<\/p>\n
L-carnitine is not a banned substance in athletics if taken below a certain dosage.<\/p>\n
The batch given to Mo had been collected from Switzerland by Dr Fudge and was injected by Dr Robin Chakraverty, UK Athletics chief medical officer at the time. Dr Chakraverty has said he injected a total of 13.5ml \u2013 well under the 50ml limit.<\/p>\n
But no record was made of the amount given. Mo told us: \u201cHe made a massive mistake and that reflects on me which is disappointing. But at the same time, he\u2019s one of the best doctors out there. I\u2019m not blaming anyone else.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt the end of the day, I have to take full responsibility for what goes in my body, which I do. But you rely on your team, you rely on your coach and the doctors. They say \u2018try this\u2019 and to take as much work away from you as they can \u2013 and you rely on that.\u201d<\/p>\n
Of L-carnitine specifically, Mo said: \u201cI only took it as an injection on one occasion. I\u2019d tried it as a drink leading up to it since 2011. Anyone can buy it, it\u2019s like an energy drink. You can buy it in Tesco. It\u2019s an amino acid, which is a normal supplement.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s not fair USADA are giving my private information out. How does my stuff get leaked? It\u2019s not fair, it\u2019s like it\u2019s one rule for one and another rule for others. I totally understand there are questions because of my links to Alberto Salazar.<\/p>\n
“But I never saw any wrongdoing. Sadly he crossed the line in what he was doing. I\u2019m not responsible for him or his actions. Am I human? Yes. Do I make mistakes? Yes. But every one of us does. At the end of the day, it\u2019s a legal supplement and everything I ever did went through UK Athletics to check it was OK.<\/p>\n
\u201cPanorama only tells half the story. They make out like I\u2019m hiding something, but I\u2019ve nothing to hide. I\u2019ve been tested 100 times and I\u2019m more than happy to go back through my tests. I will overcome this, continue to go out there and make people proud. I love what I do and no one can take that away.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dr Chakraverty told the Mirror: \u201cI have not contravened rules and I have always acted in the best interests of those I treat.\u201d<\/p>\n
A BBC spokesperson said: \u201cWe stand by our journalism.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Mo Farah\u00a0looked a \u00adSunday Mirror reporter in the eye and told him: \u201cI can sleep at night knowing I have done nothing wrong.\u201d In an astonishing interview at his Ethiopian training camp, the Olympic legend spoke out about suggestions that he had lied about being given performance-enhancing injections. Sir Mo, 36, told us that he […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":3496,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,8,17],"tags":[1893],"class_list":["post-3502","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-homepage-english","category-sport","tag-mo-farah"],"yoast_head":"\n