The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) announced today that Conor Demone, a powerlifting athlete, received a sanction of one month for an anti-doping rule violation. The athlete’s urine sample, collected during in-competition doping control on May 26, 2017, revealed the presence of D-amphetamine.

D-amphetamine is classified as a “specified substance” on the World Anti-Doping Agency Prohibited List. Under the rules of the Canadian Anti-Doping Program (CADP), an athlete facing a first violation involving a “specified substance” can seek to have the sanction reduced to a reprimand. Based on CCES’ assessment of the athlete’s degree of fault, the CCES proposed a sanction period of one month ineligibility.

In response to the CCES’ notification of the adverse analytical finding, Mr. Demone waived his right to a hearing, admitted the anti-doping rule violation and accepted the proposed sanction of one month ineligibility from sport (which terminated on September 27, 2017). The athlete, who resides in Halifax, Nova Scotia, was ineligible to participate in any capacity with any sport signatory to the Canadian Anti-Doping Program (CADP), including training with teammates, during the sanction period. In compliance with rule 7.10 of the CADP, a copy of the CCES’ reasoned decision can be found at www.cces.ca/sanctionreg.