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Kara Goucher: A Track And Field Whistleblower

Kara Goucher was one of the first to accuse coach Alberto Salazar of doping.
USA's Kara Goucher celebrates after the women's 10,000m at the 11th IAAF World Athletics Championships in 2007. (Kazuhiro Nogi/AFP/Getty Images)

Kara Goucher, who used to run for coach Alberto Salazar, was one of the first athletes to level doping allegations against him.

She paid close attention last week when the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) banned Salazar from track and field for four years. The agency said Salazar’s punishment was for “orchestrating and facilitating prohibited doping

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