Doping in sport

A tipoff from the World Anti-Doping Agency put Greek narcotics investigators on the trail of a champion bodybuilder who is suspected of running a racket selling illegal anabolic steroids to professional and amateur athletes and gyms all over the country.

Just hours after his triumph at the Cincinnati Masters, which he won with ease, it was announced that Jannik Sinner had tested positive for doping.

The ITIA (International Tennis Integrity Unit) revealed that the Italian tennis player, who is currently ranked No. 1 in the world, tested positive twice for clostebol after a doping test in March but was never penalized.

Greek pole vaulter Eleni-Klaoudia Polak was disqualified from the Olympics and handed a provisional suspension at the Paris Games after she tested positive for banned substances, the IOC said on Wednesday.

The Greek Olympic Committee said on Tuesday that one member of its team was expelled from the athletes' village but her identity was previously unknown.

A Greek athlete has tested positive for banned substances at the Paris Games and has been expelled from the athletes' village, the Greek Olympic Committee said on Tuesday.

The team had been informed on Monday afternoon by Greece's anti-doping agency and the athlete, whose name or sport were not announced, was provisionally suspended and moved away from the team.

The process is identical to the first case (where the athlete was informed before the team traveled to Paris) with the difference that the athlete who tested positive has competed but is no longer participating in the Games.

A Greek track and field athlete has tested positive for a banned substance, according to the Greek Olympic Committee. 

The athlete, who did not advance to the final of her event, was notified of the positive test by the Hellenic Anti-Doping Agency (EOKAN). 

The Hellenic Soccer Federation (EPO) has quashed rumors of a positive doping test from a Greek national team soccer player, stating it contacted UEFA, which refuted the speculations. 

In a Wednesday afternoon statement, EPO emphasized it did not know of any positive test results from a player following doping checks in the match against Georgia. 

Following an alleged positive doping sample from a Greek soccer player after a match against Georgia in Tbilisi, UEFA and the International Testing Agency (ITA) have initiated an investigation. The Hellenic Soccer Federation (EPO) and the National Anti-Doping Agency (EOKAN) are currently awaiting official updates.

Despite the ruling from Italy’s national anti-doping tribunal imposing the maximum penalty, Pogba maintains his innocence, stating he never intentionally violated anti-doping regulations

An 18-year-old driver hit and killed an elderly man on a sidewalk in Yambol. The driver was detained for 24 hours. His alcohol test was negative, but the drug test was positive for methamphetamine, reported the press center of the Regional Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.