Two players have been found positive in doping tests during Eurobasket 2011 according to Lithuanian anti-doping agency.
According to Eva Stanikuniene, the head of Lithuanian anti-doping agency, one of the player is Spanish and the other one a member of FYROM NT, but declined to reveal their names.
According to her statements the players were found with "above the norm" quantities of banned substances in their organisms. The Lithuanian anti-doping agency sent the samples to FIBA Europe for further testing.
If confirmed, and depending on the kind of drug in use, FIBA could ban those players with up to two years from any playing activity.
The Spanish Basketball Federation said they contacted FIBA about the case but FIBA denied any contact with Lithuanian anti-doping agency.
Source: AS
EUROBASKET 2011
FIBA Europe has dismissed media speculations which claim that two of the players participating in the recent EuroBasket in Lithuania returned a positive drug test. FIBA Europe has emphasized that any such news reports are without substance. FIBA Europe would have been the first to be informed about positive tests for banned substances during EuroBasket 2011, a tournament that has already been trademarked as one of the best and cleanest basketball events ever. On Tuesday, news reports sourcing in Lithuania and reproduced around Europe, were referring to two players who have been tested positive for banned performance enhancing substances during the EuroBasket.
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