Weightlifting coach: federation says it has no institutional ties to him
The Hellenic Weightlifting Federation responds to reports of a coach’s arrest. It says it has received no official information from the relevant authorities and denies any institutional relationship with the person concerned.
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In a statement on 13 November, the Hellenic Weightlifting Federation says it learned through the press about the arrest described in media reports. It says that, when the statement was published, it had received no official information from the relevant authorities.
The federation says the person referred to in those reports has no relationship, cooperation or institutional role with it. This is the federation’s statement about institutional ties, rather than a court finding on the case. It expresses respect for the judicial investigation and support for anti-doping checks.
Greek police announced on 13 November that a weightlifting coach had been arrested in Attica in an investigation into the supply and administration of banned substances. According to their statement, the Economic Crime Investigation Subdirectorate carried out the operation on the morning of Thursday 12 November.
Police allege activity dating from April 2024, following an investigation conducted with the Hellenic Anti-Doping Organisation and the National Organisation for Medicines. They reported seizing 871 items of pharmaceutical preparations and doping substances, 17 athletes’ registration cards and €15,000. The statement lists the money as a seizure without identifying its origin.
The police statement attributes to the medicines regulator the assessment that the seized preparations are unauthorised for the Greek market and harmful to health. The arrested coach was brought before the competent prosecutor. The alleged acts remain accusations, with guilt to be determined by the courts.
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