Charles van Commenee, the head coach of UK Athletics, has defended his role to introduce British discus thrower Brett Morse to Sweden-based Vesteinn Hafsteinsson, the present coach of the discus thrower.
Hafsteinsson was banned for two years for testing positive for nandrolone while competing at the 1984 Los Angeles Games.
From Telegraph.co.uk:
Morse’s former coach, Nigel Bevan, has accused Van Commenee of encouraging the 22-year-old to link up with Hafsteinsson and claims UK Athletics orchestrated the move. The governing body insists it was Morse's own decision to switch.
Bevan had coached for Morse for four years at his Cardiff training stable, taking him from junior level to the brink of world-class standard, but the athlete severed ties with him this summer. The move to Hafsteinsson, whom UK Athletics has confirmed is now Morse’s main coach, is controversial because of the governing body’s zero-tolerance stance towards drugs.
“He is a very strong advocate against drugs. He is the leader of an IAAF-accredited training centre in Europe. I have no doubts about his integrity and I see no problem,” said Van Commenee.
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