Sha'Carri Richardson Notes 'Only Difference' She Sees Between Her And Kamila Valieva
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American track star Sha’Carri Richardson has questioned the International Olympic Committee’s decision on Monday to allow Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva to compete despite her failed doping test.
Richardson, 21, was favored to win a medal in the women’s 100 meters at the 2020 Summer Games in Tokyo and had won the event at the U.S. Olympic trials. But she lost her spot on the U.S. team after she tested positive for marijuana, which is prohibited but not considered a performance-enhancing drug.
Meanwhile, Valieva, 15, a favorite for the women’s individual gold in figure skating, was cleared this week to compete in the Beijing Winter Games, despite testing positive for trimetazidine, a banned medication used to treat chest pain that could increase endurance. Olympics officials determined Valieva would not need to be provisionally suspended ahead of a full investigation.
Let's see, one is considered a performance enhancing drug, the other is a recreational substance with no recognized performance enhancing qualities. It's pretty clear that they don't apply their own rules in a fair and consistent manner and the IOC should be ashamed of themselves.
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14 Feb 2022, 8:13 pm
