Sha'Carri Richardson rips figure skater decision: 'Only difference I see is I'm a black young lady'
Sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson is questioning why she was not allowed to compete in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics after testing positive for marijuana, while Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva was cleared to compete in the ongoing Winter Olympics in Beijing after testing positive for the banned drug trimetazidine.
Valieva will be allowed to compete, but if she finishes in the top three of an event, medals will be withheld from her until an investigation into her doping case is concluded.
"Can we get a solid answer on the difference of her situation and mines?" Richardson asked on Twitter, quote tweeting a USA Today article about the decision to allow Valieva to continue competing. "My mother died and I can’t run and was also favored to place top 3. The only difference I see is I’m a black young lady."
Richardson was set to represent Team USA in the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics, but was suspended by the United States Anti-Doping Agency after testing positive for marijuana. She was suspended before the Olympics began.
The decision caused major backlash, prompting many to question the prohibition against marijuana.
"Btw THC definitely is not a performance enhance!!!!" Richardson said.
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