Runner Sues Former Coach, Nike for $20 Million Over Alleged Abuse
The lawsuit portrays her former coach as an angry control freak who was obsessed with Cain’s weight and publicly humiliated her about it.
Mary Cain in 2014.
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Portland, Ore. (AP) -- Distance runner Mary Cain, whose career fizzled after what she has called four miserable years at the Nike Oregon Project, has filed a $20 million lawsuit against her former coach, Alberto Salazar, and their employer, Nike.
Cain accused Salazar of emotionally abusing her when she joined the team in 2012 at age 16, The Oregonian/OregonLive reported. The lawsuit portrays Salazar as an angry control freak who was obsessed with Cain’s weight and publicly humiliated her about it.