Fact check: Olympic hopeful Shelby Houlihan tested positive for steroid
The case of Richardson is different on several fronts. Richardson is suspended for a month whereas Houlihan is banned for four years. The substances they tested positive for also are different. Houlihan was suspended before the trials began. Richardson’s suspension came after she had already run at the Olympic trials and qualified for the 100-meter dash, one of the signature track events in the summer games. Richardson’s suspension will end before the event in Tokyo, but the positive test invalidated her qualifying run. Richardson’s runs at the trials also helped catapult her to stardom...
Source: usatoday.com