Brother of Olympic champion Pyrros Dimas arrested over doping allegations involving weightlifters and his young son
Verified: 2 outlets have reported this story since Nov 13, 2 of them from Greece.
The 58-year-old weightlifting coach is accused of supplying banned substances to athletes since April 2024, including his teenage son. Police seized 871 tablets and ampoules, 17 athletes’ registration cards and €15,000 in cash
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Two or more outlets reported this story and its reliability score reached 65%, so WorldPulse marks it verified. That means more than one outlet says so, not that it is proven true.
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2 outlets from Greece, where the story is: Proto Thema, To Vima · how we count
- Nov 13, 9:25 AM UTCFirst report· you’re reading thisBrother of Olympic champion Pyrros Dimas arrested over doping allegations involving weightlifters and his young sonen.protothema.gr ↗
- Nov 13, 10:20 AM UTC+55 minGreek Weightlifting Coach Arrested in Doping Case Involving Sontovima.com ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 13, 10:20 AM UTC · +55 min
[Claude] Report 2 covers the same arrest of the 58-year-old coach accused of supplying doping substances, including to his teenage son, with consistent details on the 871 seized products.
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