Olympics-Sha’Carri Richardson not selected to U.S. Tokyo relay team
FILE PHOTO: Athletics - Ostrava Golden Spike - Municipal Stadium, Ostrava, Czech Republic - May 19, 2021 Sha Carri Richardson of the U.S. on her way to win the 200m Women REUTERS/David W Cerny/File Photo
July 6, 2021
By Amy Tennery
(Reuters) -American sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson will not be selected to the U.S. 4×100-metre relay team for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo after she accepted a one-month ban for testing positive for cannabis.
The 21-year-old, who streaked to victory in the 100m at the U.S. Olympic trials in June, was expected to be one of the biggest draws at the upcoming Games in Japan.
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Sha Carri Richardson was not chosen to compete on an Olympic relay team and will completely miss out on the Tokyo Olympics. She had previously been disqualified from the women s 100 meters after testing positive for marijuana following her qualifying run.
USA Track and Field (USATF) on Tuesday said that coaches chose not to add Richardson to the roster in an effort to maintain fairness for all the other athletes who adhered to the banned substances rules
Richardson had initially qualified for the Tokyo games on June 19 after coming in first in the 100 meters final at the Olympic trials. But after her positive drug test, she was required to forfeit her victory and give up all medals, points and prizes from the event including her spot at the women s 100 meters event in Tokyo according to the U.S. Anti Doping Agency.
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Sha’Carri Richardson will not be competing at Tokyo Olympics after being left off of the US’ relay team list. Photo courtesy of Reuters.
Banned sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson was not on the Olympic roster released Tuesday by USA Track and Field, a decision that means the American’s positive test for marijuana will cost her a chance at running on the relay team in Tokyo, in addition to her spot in the 100-meter individual race.
Richardson’s positive test nullified her win at Olympic trials in Eugene, Oregon, last month and the spot that went with it in Tokyo in the 100. The 30-day suspension for the positive test left open the possibility that she could participate in the 4x100m relay, which are scheduled to start on August 5th.
Richardson tested positive for a chemical found in marijuana after her victory on June 19. She said the stress of her biological mother’s recent death combined with the pressure of preparing for trials led her to use the drug.
“I was definitely triggered and blinded by emotions, blinded by badness, and hurting, and hiding hurt,” she said on NBC’s “Today” show. “I know I can’t hide myself, so in some type of way, I was trying to hide my pain.”
Over the weekend, she sent out a pair of tweets: “All these perfect people that know how to live life, I’m glad I’m not one of them!” and “2022-2025 undefeated!”
Sha Carri Richardson Is Left Off US Relay Team and Will Not Go to the Olympics
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After testing positive for marijuana at the Olympic Trials last month and losing her spot in the women s 100 meters, Sha Carri Richardson has been left off the US 4x100 relay team and will officially miss Tokyo.
Richardson has been suspended for a month after ingesting marijuana (which she said she used to cope after the death of her biological mother), ruling her out of the 100-meter dash she won so brilliantly at the Olympic Trials. The relay was still considered an option for her because it takes place later in the Games, after Richardson s suspension would have ended. Track officials can choose at least two runners for the relay team, regardless of their Trials performance, which gave Richardson a narrow window to Tokyo.