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LSU track star Sha Carri Richardson will miss Olympic race after testing positive for marijuana
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American champion Sha’Carri Richardson cannot run in the Olympic 100-meter race after testing positive for a chemical found in marijuana.
Richardson, who won the 100 at Olympic trials in 10.86 seconds on June 19, told of her ban Friday on the “Today Show.” She tested positive at the Olympic trials and so her result is erased. Fourth-place finisher Jenna Prandini is expected to get Richardson’s spot in the 100.
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There were also fast times for LSU freshman Sean Burrell in the 400 hurdles (world U20 record of 47.85, #4 all-time NCAA) and Florida’s Joseph Fahnbulleh, who came from way back to deny LSU’s Terrance Laird a 100, 200, 4x100 sweep by running 19.91 to Laird’s 19.94. In the field, LSU star JuVaughn Harrison completed the high jump-long jump double and Arizona State's Turner Washington completed the shot/discus double.