Australia hockey star nets 12-month ban after attempted cocaine purchase at Paris Olympics
Tom Craig was arrested but released without charge after trying to purchase the drug in Paris on August 7
Field hockey player Tom Craig has been suspended for 12 months by the sport’s Australian governing body for attempting to purchase cocaine at the Paris Olympics.
He faced Australian media in Paris after French prosecutors issued a statement confirming the now 29-year-old Olympian – a silver medallist at Tokyo three years ago – was given a criminal warning.
“Following an investigation into the arrest involving national men’s hockey team athlete Tom Craig at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, Hockey Australia’s Integrity Unit has imposed a 12-month suspension,” the Hockey Australia statement said Wednesday.
“Six months of this suspension will be served fully, with the remaining six months fully suspended, contingent upon meeting conduct and behavioural requirements.”
Following his arrest in Paris, Craig was released without charge and the Australian Olympic Committee said in a statement they would offer support.
