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Nick Kyrgios accepts one-month suspension for cocaine test

Australian tennis player Nick Kyrgios accepted a one-month suspension for testing positive for cocaine in Spain.

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An independent scientific expert at a World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada)-accredited laboratory stated that Kyrgios's explanation of social use was consistent with the level of cocaine found in his sample. [1][2][3][4] Kyrgios was banned from playing, coaching, or attending any tournaments sanctioned by the men's and women's tennis tours worldwide and national-level events in Australia. [5] The ITIA said Kyrgios was suspended for a positive test for benzoylecgonine, a cocaine metabolite, with a World Anti-Doping Agency laboratory confirming the positive result on 17 July. [6] Kyrgios forfeited the 6,570 Euros prize money he won in the first round of the tournament in Mallorca. [7]
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  1. Nick Kyrgios accepted a one-month suspension from the International Tennis Integrity Association for testing positive for cocaine at a tournament in Spain in June. · Winnipeg Free Press
  2. Nick Kyrgios accepted a one-month ban for testing positive to cocaine after admitting his use occurred socially during a night out days before a tournament in Mallorca. · The Guardian
  3. Nick Kyrgios consulted with an expert from the World Anti-Doping Agency and accepted that the cocaine use was outside of competition. · Winnipeg Free Press
  4. An independent scientific expert at a World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada)-accredited laboratory stated that Kyrgios's explanation of social use was consistent with the level of cocaine found in his sample. · The Guardian
  5. Kyrgios was banned from playing, coaching, or attending any tournaments sanctioned by the men's and women's tennis tours worldwide and national-level events in Australia. · The Guardian
  6. The ITIA said Kyrgios was suspended for a positive test for benzoylecgonine, a cocaine metabolite, with a World Anti-Doping Agency laboratory confirming the positive result on 17 July. · The Guardian
  7. Kyrgios forfeited the 6,570 Euros prize money he won in the first round of the tournament in Mallorca. · abc.net.auAustralia
The one we could place publishes from Australia. 2 could not be placed by their address. None is an official body: that part stands on reporting, not on the underlying document or transcript.
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