The Greek Parliament received a report Tuesday which examined state funding for a business owned by Christos Tsekos, the former coach of Greek sprinters Kostas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou, who are themselves under investigation for avoiding drug tests and giving false statements about a motorcycle accident.
According to the Associated Press the report shows that about 1.5 million euros had been paid to a sports club owned by Tsekos and that none of that public money had been used for the sprinters.
Public funds are often used to promote Greek sports development, but officials are trying to establish whether Tsekos misused the money.
The report could result in a parliamentary inquiry into the role of former government officials responsible for the payments.
Meanwhile, Filippos Sirigos, sports editor at the major daily newspaper Eleftherotypia, was stabbed multiple times and beaten with crowbars in central Athens Monday afternoon by at least two assailants.
Sirigos was a witness in the case of the two Greek sprinters and in several other high-profile sports investigations.
He was also sued for libel by Athens 2004 head Gianna Angelopoulos and her husband following a series of stories alleging her involvement in Olympics sponsoring programs through a company.
The stabbing is believed to be the first such attack for decades and politicians called it a serious threat to press freedom.
