Doping rules must be followed - Farah

Double Olympic champion distance runner Mo Farah has said an example must be made of countries who do not follow doping rules.

On Thursday, IAAF president Sebastian Coe warned Kenyan track and field athletes face the threat of being banned from this year's Rio Games if the country's athletics federation is deemed non-compliant with the World Anti-Doping Agency code.

Invited to comment on the possibility of Kenyan athletes being absent from the Olympics, Farah said: "I can only say we do the right thing [in Great Britain]. If they can't follow the rules, then it's pretty hard.

"You don't want to wish it on athletes who haven't done anything wrong. As a country they just have to follow that rule - that's what they've got to do. If they can't follow that rule, then tough."

Kenya would most likely provide a number of Farah's biggest rivals in Rio, should the African country compete.

Speaking at a news conference ahead of this weekend's Indoor Grand Prix in Glasgow, a smiling Farah raised a laugh as he joked: "If you didn't have Kenya, then that makes things easier for me, which is great."

The 32-year-old was also relaxed when asked if he had concerns over his family joining him in Rio, given the threat of the Zika virus.

"For me, the Olympics is where it is at. I want to have that moment with my family no matter what," added Farah, who won 5,000m and 10,000m gold in London four years ago.

"In London one of the best things ever was having my family on the track. Seeing my wife and my daughter was incredible.

"I believe they are part of me and hopefully they will be there. I'm not even thinking about anything [like the Zika virus]. I want them there and that's it."