The former IFK Skövde player tested positive for methylhexanamine after one of the Swedish Championship semi-finals against IFK Kristianstad in April.
Skövde chose to break the contract with him last week, and on Wednesday came the doping committee's ruling: Two years' suspension.
- Even if I want to win at any price, there is a limit, I would never use doping.
It feels like a surreal world to me now, but I have to keep working, he says to GT.
Hanisch says that he took a "PWO" (pre workout), a type of dietary supplement that contributes extra energy before training or a match.
But nothing in the table of contents should have been on Wada's list of banned substances.
The 31-year-old can appeal the verdict until 27 September.
- I have contacted lawyers who can help me.
But if there is no reason to appeal, if it is still completely run, there is no point in submitting anything.
It's a tough period for the handball veteran.
- You get damn empty when your life is swept under the rug on you, it is clear that it will take time to deal with it.
It's hard to watch matches and not be able to contribute, of course you do not feel well, he says.
Richard Hanisch has represented a handful of Swedish clubs during his career, including IFK Kristianstad with which he won two Swedish Championship gold medals.
He also played in the German Bundesliga team Hamburg between 2014 and 2015.
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Kristianstad cruised in the premiere at home against Sävehof.
Photo: Bildbyrån / C More.