New Zealand softball player Mikayla Werahiko was suspended by the Sports Tribunal for one month for the presence and use of cannabis, a prohibited substance. The period of ineligibility represents a reduced sanction due to cannabis being a substance of abuse and it being taken out of competition. Ms Werahiko completed an approved treatment programme which enabled the reduced sanction. The period of ineligibility was backdated to the date of her Provisional Suspension, 15 July 2024, meaning she has served the ineligibility period.