The American sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson struggling to win the championship in the US Track and Field Olympic Team Trials last month, amazed the country.The blonde from South Dallas hopes to become the darling of purple and gold at Louisiana State University, and will become the favorite of the American team in the summer 100m race in Tokyo this month. Olympic Games.
Now, it is reported that Richardson may be excluded from the Tokyo Olympics after he tested positive for marijuana on Thursday.
Cannabis is a substance banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).
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According to a Reuters report on Thursday, Richardson tested positive for marijuana in a U.S. test, which may ban her from participating in the Tokyo Olympics. Last week, she completed the 100m final in 10.86 seconds, which made her one of the world’s top sprinters, aiming for a gold medal in Tokyo.
Reuters did not disclose the source of the information disclosed to them. However, the news agency did reveal that Jenna Prandini, the fourth-place finisher of the American trials, has been asked if it is possible to fill the third place in the United States when this happens.
Reuters tried to contact Richardson through her agent Renaldo Nehemiah on Thursday, but received no response. Richardson never responded, but she did send this rather inconspicuous tweet.
I am human
-Shakari Richardson (@itskerrii) July 1, 2021
Richardson grew up in the Oak Bluffs area of ​​South Dallas and attended the famous Carter High School. She continued to run at Louisiana State University, where she set a college sprint record.
Last week in the US Olympic trials finals, after winning 100 meters and hugging her family in the stands, she returned to the track for a TV interview. In the interview, she surprisingly revealed that her biological mother had just passed away.
“I am an Olympian. Anyway… I am an Olympian. I have dreamed since I was a child. I’m pretty sure everyone dreams of becoming a track and field athlete,” Richardson said National Broadcasting Corporation“Happiness is an understatement. Excitement, tension, all these feelings. I am very lucky and grateful.”
Then she told the story of losing her biological mother a week ago.
“My family keeps me down to earth. This year has been crazy, or I. Since last week, I lost my biological mother and I am still here. I am still here. I found out last week that my biological mother passed away and still chose to pursue me. The dream, still coming here, still making sure to make the family I still have on this planet proud,” Richardson said. “You all saw me on this track, you all saw my poker face, but apart from them and my coach, no one knew what I was going through every day. I am very grateful to them. “Without them, there would be no me. . Without my grandmother, there would be no Sha’Carri Richardson. So my family is everything to me. Everything for me until the day I finish. “
Richardson did not elaborate on the death of her mother, but said: “I want to thank her for bringing me into this world. I respect her and love her. I know she loves me.”
