The Canadian Center for Ethics in Sport (CCES) on Thursday imposed a 14-month ban on driver Ben Asselin for violating an anti-doping rule.

The reason for the sanction is the presence of dextroamphetamine in a urine sample collected on June 18, 2022. This substance is a prohibited stimulant.

Accordingly CCESThe 29-year-old Calgary native agreed to a temporary ban but requested a hearing to determine whether the proposed sentence should be removed or reduced. THE CCES asked for a two-year ban.

Referee Robert P. Armstrong upheld the infraction but reduced the sentence to 14 months, ruling that there was no fault or gross negligence on Ben Asselin’s part.

The sanction takes into account the start date of the temporary ban, which is August 15, 2022. It ends on October 14, 2023, we can read on the website of the CCES.

Ben Asselin’s name appears on the Canadian Anti-Doping Sanctions Registry along with other athletes from various sports disciplines.

Under Rule 10.14 of the Canadian Anti-Doping Program (CADP), sports organizations have adopted this [sic] THE BCP must ensure that such athletes are not eligible to compete or participate in any other activity within the Canadian sports system. warn him CCES on his website.

In addition to the ban on all sporting events, the signatories to the BCPBen Asselin cannot take part in training with his teammates either.

With information from The Canadian Press