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- U.S. sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson may miss Tokyo Olympics after being receiving 30 day suspension for testing positive for marijuana.
- Richardson admits to ingesting marijuana after learning about the death of her bioligical mother before Olympic trials.
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U.S. track and field star Sha’Carri Richardson is speaking out after it was revealed that her Olympic dreams are in jeopardy following a failed drug test.
On Thursday night we learned that Richardson received a 30-day suspension after testing positive for marijuana weeks before the start of the Olympics.
According to a source, American sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson failed a drug test and could miss Olympics. The @JamaicaGleaner was first.
— Tyler Dragon (@TheTylerDragon) July 2, 2021
Sha’Carri Richardson did not use steroids, according to a source. Richardson is facing a 30-day suspension for testing positive for marijuana. https://t.co/abQRiOJkEV
— Tyler Dragon (@TheTylerDragon) July 2, 2021
On Friday morning, Richardson went on the Today Show on NBC to talk about the positive test. According to Richardson, she ingested marijuana after a reporter had told her about the death of her biological mother after a race.
“That sent me in a state of mind, in a state of emotional panic, if anything,” she said. “During all that, I still, even though I’m here, I still have to go out and put on a performance for my dream.”
Wow. Sha'Carri Richardson found out about the passing of her biological mother when a reporter told her in an interview before Olympic Trials. pic.twitter.com/f9yLdBlxl1
— Travis Miller (@travismillerx13) July 2, 2021
Richardson went on to apologize to her fans and haters while accepting responsibility for her positive test.
Via NBC News/Today
Sha’Carri Richardson apologizes to her “fans, family and the haters” over her failed drug test pic.twitter.com/s4c8nHekMv
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) July 2, 2021
Sha'Carri: “I want to take responsibility for my actions. I know what I did. I know what I'm supposed to do, (what) I'm allowed not to do and I still made that decision." https://t.co/cbv3mEu9IC
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) July 2, 2021
Richardson may be allowed to race in the 4×100 relay due to the fact the race takes place after her suspension but it’s unclear if she will do so.
Sha'Carri Richardson has accepted a one-month suspension after testing positive for marijuana, USADA confirms. She will miss the 100m in Tokyo. Unclear if she will be able to run the 4×100 relay, which will take place after her suspension expires.
— Tom Schad (@Tom_Schad) July 2, 2021