Updated Jul 3, 2021, 05:04pm EDT Topline After sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson was suspended from the U.S. Olympic team due to a positive marijuana test, President Joe Biden reacted Saturday by arguing “the rules are the rules,” opting not to criticize a penalty that’s drawn sharp backlash this week. Key Facts At an event in Michigan,…
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Updated Jul 2, 2021, 10:31am EDT Topline American sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson, who won the women’s 100-meter race at the U.S. trials last month, has tested positive for marijuana, the United States Anti-Doping Agency and USA Track and Field announced on Friday, with the gold medal contender suspended from the U.S. Olympic team for one month…
All of the unvaccinated guests at a birthday party in Australia contracted Covid-19. Six fully ... [+] vaccinated guests did not. getty A Covid-19 superspreader birthday party has been reported by Australian public health authorities where 24 of 30 guests were infected with the highly-transmissible Delta SARS-CoV2 coronavirus variant. Six fully-vaccinated healthcare workers were also…
U.S. champion sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson will miss a key event at the upcoming Tokyo Olympics after she tested positive for marijuana, according to multiple reports. The fastest woman in America as the reigning U.S. champion in the 100m sprint, Richardson, 21, was an early favorite to capture the U.S.’s first gold medal in the event…
American athlete and sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson may be suspended from the Tokyo Olympic Games after failing a drug test over cannabis. The Olympics in Tokyo are only four weeks away, set to begin July 23 and run until August 8. The Jamaica Gleaner first reported that Richardson tested positive for a prohibited substance. She failed…