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Positive Marijuana Test Snuffs Out Sha'Carri Richardson's 100-Meter Olympic Run
The American champion admitted she smoked marijuana as a way of coping with her mother's recent death.
July 2, 2021
She caught the nation’s attention with her lighting fast finish at the Olympic trials on June 19, now Dallas native Sha’Carri Richardson is banned from running in the competition’s 100-meter race after testing positive for a chemical found in marijuana.
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The American champion admitted she smoked marijuana as a way of coping with her mother’s recent death. Richardson tested positive at the Olympic trials and so her result is erased.
She accepted a 30-day suspension that ends July 27, which would be in time to run in the women’s relays. USA Track and Field has not disclosed plans for the relay.
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