Tokyo 2020: US star sprinter Richardson to sit out after getting cannabis ban
In a ruling described by US anti-doping chief Travis Tygart as “heartbreaking on many levels”, it was confirmed that Richardson failed a test at the US Olympic trials on June 19.
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Richardson’s ban has been given a start date of June 28, when she was provisionally suspended, meaning she is ineligible to enter the Tokyo Games, which officially begin on July 23.
In a statement, the United States Anti-Doping Agency said: “USADA announced today that Sha’Carri Richardson, of Clermont, Fla., an athlete in the sport of track and field, has accepted a one-month suspension – as permitted under the applicable international rules – for an anti-doping rule violation for testing positive for a substance of abuse.”
USADA chief executive Tygart said: “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.”
Richardson’s ban means the second-fastest woman in the world over 100 metres this season will be absent from the Olympics.
