The U.S. SPRINTER SHA'CARRI RICHARDSON WILL NOT CONTINUE WITH OLYMPICS
In addition to winning the 100-meter race in US tests last month, Sha'Carri Richardson did not make a list of USA Track and Field released Tuesday night due to a 30-day suspension after being diagnosed with THC, an alcoholic drug found in marijuana.
The 21-year-old athlete said that she had used the drug to deal with "emotional trauma" after a journalist told her in her previous days before being tested for the death of her birth mother. He said he was aware of the Olympic rules on drug use and should not have violated them: "I know what I'm not allowed to do and I'm still making that decision. I'm not making excuses or wanting anything sympathetic."
Richardson on Sunday said his chances of winning were better for next year's World Athletics Championships: "I'm sorry, I won't be the Olympic Champion this year but I promise I'll be your Champion Champ next year."
News of Richardson's suspension for marijuana use caused a stir earlier this week, as the drug is legal in many states - including Oregon, where Olympic cases were being tried and the athlete used the drug. But THC is something that is banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), whose rules are the standard of the Olympics.
On Tuesday evening, the US Olympic Track & Field Team expressed sympathy for Richardson's "strange circumstances" and said WADA rules on THC "should be reviewed," but said, "it could damage the integrity of the US Olympic Team Trials for Track and Camp if i The USATF is amending its policies following the competition, just weeks before the Olympic Games. "
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