Craig gets 12-month ban after cocaine arrest

Australia's Tom Craig has been banned from playing lucky for 12 months aft being arrested connected suspicion of buying cocaine during nan Paris 2024 Olympics.

Craig must service half of nan prohibition pinch nan remaining six months suspended "contingent upon gathering behaviour and behavioural requirements".

Hockey Australia said nan prohibition began connected 9 September and that nan 29-year-old will beryllium eligible for nan 2025 nationalist men’s squad, which is group to beryllium announced astatine nan extremity of nan year.

Craig was released without complaint but fixed a informing by a judge aft French constabulary detained him for allegedly trying to bargain cocaine days aft Australia mislaid their quarter-final successful Paris.

"Craig is required to complete mandatory training and acquisition programmes arsenic portion of his sanction," a Hockey Australia connection said.

"Tom has had entree to each of nan jock support services nether our programme and he will proceed to do truthful passim his suspension. His use remains our priority."

Craig admitted he had "made a unspeakable mistake" pursuing his merchandise from custody and apologised to his family, friends, team-mates and Australia's Olympic team.

Australia's cook de ngo Anna Meares said that Craig is "a bully personification who made a bad decision".

Craig has made much than 100 appearances for Australia and helped them triumph metallic astatine nan Tokyo Olympics successful 2021.