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Dinos Mitoglou has been officially suspended by FIBA for 2.5 years for using metandienone. The expiration of his suspension is on November 25, 2024.

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FIBA officially confirmed the lengthy ban for Dinos Mitoglou, who tested positive in anti-doping control last March 4.

Konstantinos Mitoglou

Position:PF, CAge:26Height:210 cmWeight:111 kgBirth place:GreeceProfileNewsStatistics

According to FIBA, an anti-doping control found metandienone in Mitoglou's body, therefore the 26-year-old Greek will have to serve a 32-month ban (2.5 years).

The expiration of the suspension is on November 25, 2024.

Mitoglou has already served 12 months of his 32-month suspension.

The former Panathinaikos and Milan big man has the right to two appeals to FIBA ​​and the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to reduce his penalty.

However, the substance Mitoglou had taken is one of the heaviest on the WADA-banned substances list. Even though Mitoglou collaborated in the investigation, he received harsh punishment.

"The doctor assured me that the tablets were 'a miracle drug from Russia'," Mitoglou said in court documents, via SDNA. "She gave me a clear serum. After my related question, she answered me that this serum would help to cleanse my body."

The female doctor is said to have promised treatments that helped treat various things, from repairing injuries or boosting athletic performance to increasing libido or fighting aging.

She is said to have administered drugs to a number of athletes, actors, and TV presenters in Greece. The local police have sincearrested the doctor.

Mitoglou is said to have turned to the now-infamous doctor after he suffered a foot fracture in the 2021-22 season.

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