Four-time Olympic champion Mo Farah was involved in an altercation at Haile Gebrselassie's hotel but was the victim of an attack, his coach says. Farah and Gebrselassie are involved in a dispute over an alleged theft at a hotel belonging to the Ethiopian athletics great in Addis Ababa. On Thursday, Gebrselassie said Farah "punched and kicked" a husband and wife during the Briton's stay this year. Gebrselassie made further claims on Thursday that his falling out with Farah stems from when he would not allow Jama Aden, a coach who was arrested as part of an anti-doping operation in Spain in 2016, to enter the hotel. A spokesperson for Farah said Aden "has never trained Mo" and that the allegation had "no basis" and is "not true".

Source: The Star April 26, 2019 08:03 UTC