I feel sorry for Farah, says Bolt

Usain Bolt has expressed his sympathy for British athlete Mo Farah following doping allegations against his coach Alberto Salazar.

Farah has not been accused of wrongdoing but Bolt says people will “always be pointing fingers.”

Olympic champion Bolt said: “I’ve come through the ranks with Mo so I’ve seen all the work that he has put in.

“So for me I’m sorry for Mo as he’s in the papers every day and they are trying to tear him down.”

Bolt, in London to compete at the Anniversary Games this weekend, added: “He works so hard to get where he is for someone’s mistakes to be causing him problems.

“So for me I just hope it doesn’t cause him too many problems or stress him out.

“It is part of the sport, people are always pointing fingers. So for me I just hope that he doesn’t take it too seriously.”

Salazar has denied the allegations made in a BBC investigation.

BBC Sport