The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) announced today that Earle Connor, a para-athletics athlete, received a sanction of four years for an anti-doping rule violation. The athlete’s urine samples, collected during out-of-competition doping control on April 15, 2015 and on May 28, 2015, revealed the presence of nandrolone.

In response to the CCES’ notification of the adverse analytical finding, Mr. Connor exercised his right to request a hearing but did not engage in the hearing process. Arbitrator Dumoulin confirmed the violation and imposed a sanction of four years ineligibility from sport, terminating July 29, 2019. The athlete, who resides in Calgary, Alberta, is ineligible to participate in any capacity with any sport signatory to the Canadian Anti-Doping Program (CADP), including training with teammates.

A copy of the full decision can be found here.

• This media release was originally published on the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) internet site on 7 April 2016. To access the original, please click here.