Track and field athlete Anderson-Richards completes two-month anti-doping ban

Oct 2, 2017 | 6:45 PM

OTTAWA — Tacuma Anderson-Richards, who competes in track and field, has completed a two-month ban for an anti-doping infraction the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport announced on Monday.

Anderson-Richardson’s urine sample collected during in-competition doping control on July 8 revealed the presence of cannabis.

It was Anderson-Richardson’s first violation and he completed his suspension on Sept. 7.

Anderson-Richards had waived his right to a hearing, admitted the anti-doping rule violation in a timely fashion and accepted the proposed sanction.