Olympic weightlifter Pyrros Dimas resigns from weightlifting federation after brother's arrest
Olympic champion Pyrros Dimas has resigned from his position as special secretary of the Hellenic Weightlifting Federation following the arrest of his brother Odysseas for supplying banned substances.
Dimas resigns from weightlifting federation — deputy minister refuses to accept resignation
Olympic champion Pyrros Dimas submitted his resignation from his position as special secretary of the Hellenic Weightlifting Federation (EAAB), according to lifo.gr, in the wake of the anabolic steroids case involving his brother, Odysseas Dimas. However, Deputy Minister of Sport Yiannis Vroutsis did not accept the resignation, according to SKAI.
Odysseas Dimas, a 58-year-old coach, was arrested following an investigation by authorities that began in April 2024. He is accused of violating sports and harmful drugs legislation, specifically for supplying banned doping substances to athletes.
According to information from ERT News, the 58-year-old is said to have supplied anabolic steroids even to his 10-year-old son. Traces of the substance oxandrolone were detected in a urine sample from the minor, a substance that is included on the World Anti-Doping Agency's (WADA) List of Prohibited Substances. Bans had already been imposed in this case on both the 58-year-old and the 10-year-old.
Police from the Organised Crime Prosecution Subdivision of the Organised Crime Combat Division conducted a months-long investigation, which included searches of the suspect's residence and sports facilities where he operated. During the searches, pharmaceutical preparations were found and seized.
Police sources cited by ERT News report that 17 athlete registration cards found belong to a club different from the one in which Odysseas Dimas was registered before his suspension. Statements are being taken from members of the specific club in order to examine the possibility that he was illegally training athletes while he was under suspension from the Federation.
The National Organisation for Medicines (EOF) established that the seized pharmaceutical preparations are not approved for the Greek market and are characterised as harmful to the health of users.
Odysseas Dimas was referred to the competent prosecuting authority, where criminal charges were brought against him for the felony of illegal procurement, storage and trafficking of banned substances with the purpose of enhancing competitive performance, carried out professionally and for financial gain, as well as for the misdemeanour of violation of medicines legislation. The evidence will be sent to the forensic laboratories of the Greek Police for examination, while further developments in the case are awaited.
Source: Google News GR — Crime (el)