Jessica Ennis-Hill's coach blasts Mo Farah for missing drug tests

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Last Updated : Jun 19 2015 | 1:57 PM IST

Jessica Ennis-Hill's top Olympic coach Toni Minichiello has blasted Mo Farah for missing drugs tests prior to the 2012 London Olympics.

According to a newspaper report, Farah missed the first doping test in early 2010, months before he joined Alberto Salazar's Nike Oregon Project and the second one came at his home in February 2011, when he claimed not to have heard the doorbell.

Toni Minichiello, who trained heptathlon champion Ennis-Hill, said that it was part of the job as a professional athlete.

He said that an athlete should be organized well enough and should not be missing tests, adding that the 'one hour availability' was a good system, the Mirror reported.

However, many athletes came out in support of Farah saying that missing a test was not equal to taking drugs.

Olympic medal winner and BBC commentator Brendan Foster said that the British runner was regularly tested and was one of the most tested athletes in the game.

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First Published: Jun 19 2015 | 1:45 PM IST

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