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Track Star From MD Suspended From Olympics
The suspension of Olympian Sha' Carri Richardson spurred an outpouring of support from fellow professional athletes and celebrities.
BALTIMORE, MD — A north Baltimore church posted a message of acceptance and approval for star sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson, who was suspended after she tested positive for marijuana.
“SHA’CARRI RICHARDSON YOU ARE STILL THAT GIRL #LEGALIZE,” read the Pleasant Hope Baptist Church leaderboard last week. The failed test and resulting suspension could jeopardize the 21-year-old’s chance at this month’s Tokyo Olympics. Richardson has explained that she used marijuana to cope after learning of her mother’s death from a reporter.
