Chief executive Doug Logan, who had no tolerance for dope cheats and didn’t hide his disgust when they got caught, has been sacked, USA Track and Field announced yesterday.

Logan met for 45 minutes with the board of directors on Sunday to try and iron out their differences. The board then met alone where they voted to oust Logan, who proposed a number of tough new changes during his short term.

His firing comes two years after the USA won a disappointing 23 medals at the Beijing Games and a couple of years ahead of the 2012 London Summer Games.

Chief operating officer Mike McNees will take over Logan’s job on a temporary basis until a new chief executive can be hired.

Board president Stephanie Hightower defended the firing and denied critics claims that USA Track and Field is in administrative shambles.

“This is not a headless horse running around right now,” Hightower said.

Logan said some, but not all, were not happy with what he was trying to accomplish.

“I knew my agenda was going to make some uncomfortable and that it was not going to be popular,” Logan said.

“I knew there would be people that were going to be upset and uncomfortable with the changes we were trying to introduce. At the end of the day, the people who were upset over what I did prevailed.”

Logan had said he wanted to field a clean team for the London Games and win at least 30 medals.