Richardson to miss 100 after testing positive for cannabis
Sprinter may still be able to run in relay at Tokyo
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Sha’Carri Richardson won the women’s 100 meters at the U.S. Olympic Trials but has been suspended for 30 days.
Sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson, the U.S. Olympic Trials 100-meter winner, will miss the Olympic Games 100 after testing positive for cannabis at the Trials.
While Richardson was stripped of her Trials 100 victory she could still compete in Tokyo in the 4x100meter relay after agreeing to a 30-day suspension
The suspension ends July 27. The relay competition begins on August 5.
“The rules are clear, but this is heartbreaking on many levels; hopefully, her acceptance of responsibility and apology will be an important example to us all that we can successfully overcome our regrettable decisions, despite the costly consequences of this one to her,” USADA CEO Travis T. Tygart said in a statement.
Richardson, 21, tested positive for 11-nor-9-carboxy-tetrahydrocannabinol (Carboxy-THC), a urinary metabolite of 9tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the main psychoactive constituent of cannabis, marijuana, and hashish, above the urinary Decision Limit of 180 ng/mL, as the result of a sample collected in competition at the Trials on June 19, USADA said. Cannabis, marijuana, and hashish are Specified Substances in the class of Cannabinoids and are prohibited in competition under the USADA Protocol for Olympic and Paralympic Movement Testing, the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee National Anti-Doping Policy, and the World Athletics Anti-Doping Rules, all of which, as required, have adopted the World Anti-Doping Code and the World Anti-Doping Agency Prohibited List.
While a cannabis positive can result in a fouryear ban, the WADA code allows for a three-month suspension if it is found the drug was taken in a non-competition situation. The suspension can be further reduced to a month if an athlete agrees to participate in a treatment program approved by the athlete’s governing body.
“In this case, Richardson accepted a one-month period of ineligibility that began on June 28, 2021, the date of her provisional suspension,” USADA said in its statement .”Richardson’s period of ineligibility was reduced to one month because her use of cannabis occurred out of competition and was unrelated to sport performance, and because she successfully completed a counseling program regarding her use of cannabis. Her one-month period of ineligibility—the minimum allowed under the rules—is the same result as the two other Substance of Abuse cases that USADA has handled since the 2021 Code took effect.”
Richardon’s positive test was first reported Thursday by a Jamaican news outlet.
The report came on the same day Richardson withdrew from Sunday’s Diamond League meet in Stockholm. No reason was given for her withdrawal. She also pulled out of the
Trials 200 competition last week.
Earlier Thursday the 21-year-old Richardson wrote on her Twitter feed “I am human.”
Richardson, who won the Trials 100 in 10.86 seconds, was projected as the pre-Olympic favorite in the event in Tokyo along with Jamaica’s Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, the two-time Olympic and four-time World champion in the event.
The Texan was aiming to become the first American woman to win the Olympic 100 since Gail Devers in 1996 after clocking a 10.72-second effort in April — one of her five runs under 11 seconds this season.
“Sha’Carri Richardson’s situation is incredibly unfortunate and devastating for everyone involved,” USA Track & Field said in a statement.
“Athlete health and wellbeing continue to be one of the USATF’s most critical priorities and we will work with Sha’Carri to ensure she has ample resources to overcome any mental health challenges now and in the future.”