Athletics-Rupp pushes aside doping accusations to win 10,000

EUGENE, Oregon, June 25 (Reuters) - Galen Rupp capped a tumultuous month of accusations he had been involved in doping by winning his seventh consecutive national title at 10,000 metres at the U.S. world championships trials on Thursday. The London Olympics 10,000m silver medallist, whose coach Alberto Salazar is accused of doping violations involving Rupp, pulled away over the final three laps to win in 28:11.61 and qualify for August's world championships in Beijing. He gave a thumb's up as he crossed the finish line. Salazar watched the race from a corner of the University of Oregon stadium. Salazar is being investigated by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) to determine if anti-doping rules may have been violated, a source told Reuters. The investigation began before the BBC television programme Panorama in association with American website ProPublica had accused Salazar of violations. All have been denied by Salazar, Rupp and training partner Mo Farah, the British double Olympic champion. Farah has not been accused of any wrongdoing. (Reporting by Gene Cherry in Eugene, Oregon; Editing by Greg Stutchbury)