Sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson Might Miss 100m Event at Olympics After Reportedly Failing Drug Test

2021 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, finally here, the United States women’s gymnastics team hopes to come out on top once again. Led by returning favorite, Simone Biles, the team looks to extend its two-year consecutive gold medal streak, after topping the podium in 2016 and 2012.In addition to Biles, who was a part of the 2016 team, Sunisa Lee, Jordan Chiles and Grace McCallum will compete in the team event while Jade Carey and MyKayla Skinner will represent the U.S.

The Opening Ceremony for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics isn’t until Friday, but televised competition on NBCUniversal channels actually kicks off Tuesday night with three softball games, one of which features the much-vaunted Team USA. The U.S. team is the most decorated program in the sport’s history, winning three consecutive Olympic Gold Medals in 1996, 2000 and 2004 and a silver medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

“I am so disappointed to share the news that I have tested positive for COVID and won’t be able to play in the Olympic Games in Tokyo,” Cori “Coco” Gauff said in a July 18 statement. The 17-year-old tennis player, who is currently the 25th ranked woman in the world, said that it has “always been a dream of mine to represent the USA at the Olympics, and I hope there will be many more chances for me to make this come true in the future.

Gloria Richardson was a civil rights activist known for her role in intense protests in early-1960s Cambridge, Maryland.Richardson became involved in the civil rights movement in the early 1960s, becoming a leader of the Cambridge Nonviolent Action Committee (CNAC), an associate of the famed Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). She worked to survey the Black residents of Cambridge and determined they were most concerned about severe inequalities in housing, jobs, and education.

COVID-19 and won't play in the Tokyo Games, which start this week.

Coco Gauff has withdrawn from the upcoming 2021 Tokyo Olympics.

Marvel star Anthony Mackie took centre stage this weekend when he hosted the 2021 ESPY Awards and the star used this opportunity to highlight some major issues! The 42-year-old started off by light humour, poking fun at the recent sanction placed on sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson, who was suspended from the U.S. Olympic team after a positive marijuana test. Mackie said, "The greatest celebration of sports is back! We up here on a rooftop in New York City.

Sha'Carri Richardson walked the red carpet at this year's ESPY Awards on Saturday.The 21-year-old sprinter shined in a shimmering ensemble as she posed for photos outside The Rooftop at Pier 17 at the Seaport in New York City.The appearance marks Richardson's first public appearance since she was disqualified from competing in the 100-meter event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics after testing positive for THC.

Anthony Mackie is kicking off the 2021 ESPYS with an important message.

Sha'Carri Richardson was not chosen to compete on an Olympic relay team and will completely miss out on the Tokyo Olympics.

larger conversation online over cannabis legalization as many public figures chimed in on their belief that cannabis should be legalized across the country.Seth Rogan defended Richardson online by calling Team USA’s choice “insane” and calling for a reevaluation of marijuana’s reputation as a problematic “drug.”“The notion that weed is a problematic ‘drug’ is rooted in racism,” Rogen wrote, “It’s insane that Team USA would disqualify one of this country’s most talented athletes over thinking

Sha’Carri Richardson isn’t going to the Olympics anymore.

Another American track star done in by an unfair drug test ruling?? You be the judge…

Gabrielle Union was one of many celebrities to offer support to Sha’Carri Richardson, 21, after the track and field star was suspended from the Olympic Trials for using marijuana. Even though Sha’Carri came in first during the 100m run at the Olympic Trials, the United States Anti-Doping Agency issued her a one-month suspension, which may prevent her from participating in the same event at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, according to The New York Times.

American champion Sha’Carri Richardson cannot run in the Olympic 100-metre race after testing positive for a chemical found in marijuana.

American track star Sha’Carri Richardson is speaking out — and taking accountability — after getting suspended from the U.S. Olympic track team for failing a drug test.

If being Sunday’s highest-rated television program were a sport, then the US Olympic Trails on NBC has taken the gold.