What happened to Shacarri Richardson?
What happened to Shacarri Richardson?
Richardson’s 2021 suspension from competition via the United States Anti-Doping Agency for a marijuana-positive drug test — which she took responsibility for as a coping mechanism after learning about her biological mother’s death — lasted just 30 days.
Did Sha Carri Richardson qualify for Olympics?
Richardson’s bid to make the world championships — the biggest event in track and field outside of the Olympics — comes one year after she was stripped of her 100 meter title and suspended from the Tokyo Olympics for failing a drug test for marijuana.
Why couldn t Sha Carri run?
Richardson won the 100-meter race at the U.S. Olympic trials early last summer, but after it was revealed that she had tested positive for THC, the intoxicant in marijuana, she was denied a chance to compete at the Tokyo Olympics.
Why was Carri Richardson eliminated?
Sha’Carri Richardson failed to advance out of the heats in the 100m at the USA Track and Field Championships. Richardson had famously missed the Tokyo Olympics after testing positive for marijuana at Trials.