Nick Kyrgios enters treatment program after accepting one-month ban for cocaine use
Tennis star Nick Kyrgios has been cleared to return to competition after serving a one-month suspension for a positive cocaine test. The International Tennis Integrity Agency reduced his ban after he agreed to enter a treatment program.
Why it matters
The case highlights the intersection of professional sports disciplinary policies and the growing emphasis on athlete mental health and rehabilitation.
Nick Kyrgios is free to play tennis again after his ban for cocaine use was reduced by the International Tennis Integrity Agency. Nick Kyrgios is free to play tennis again after his ban for cocaine use was reduced by the International Tennis Integrity Agency. Nick Kyrgios Nick Kyrgios enters treatment program after accepting one-month ban for cocaine use Australian free to play again after having suspension reduced
ITIA accepts Kyrgios’s use of cocaine was outside of competition
Prefer the Guardian on Google Fallen Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios has entered a treatment program after accepting a one-month ban for testing positive to cocaine.
After admitting his “huge mistake” when initially suspended for failing a drugs test on June 22 at an ATP 250 tournament in Spain, Kyrgios is allowed to compete again from Friday.
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