The 21-year-old sha’carri richardson won the 100m at the US Olympic trials in Oregon in June and earlier this year ran the sixth-fastest time in history. Richardson was among the favorites to win gold in the 100 metres at this year’s Tokyo Olympics but her positive test for a banned substance, which the 21-year-old said she used to deal with the death of her mother, crushed those dreams. Acoording to sources Richardson’s period of ineligibility, which began on June 28, was reduced to a month because her use of cannabis occurred out of competition and was unrelated to sport performance.
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), as part of a policy change this year, has reduced its ban for recreational drugs so that athletes who test positive out of competition would be banned for one to three months instead of two years.