Tokyo Olympics: ’Fast and Furious’ Sha’Carri Richardson suspended for Marijuana use

Sha'Carri Richardson, 21, was a girl, a favourite for Olympic gold in the women's 100 metres, despite the fact that it had been 25 years since anyone in a US vest had won the event. With her bright orange hair, she was the epitome of the American dream, leaping to the finish line at the US Olympic Trials last month and leaving the competition in the dust as she recorded 10.86 seconds to qualify. Her PB of 10.72 makes her sixth fastest woman of all time.

Now Sha’Carri Richardson suspended for Marijuana use. Richardson's one-month suspension for a positive cannabis test brought the dream to an untimely end. It's a major setback for sports fans who will miss out on seeing the sprinter they adored — not just for her incredible speed, but also for her "fast and furious" style. The cannabis use let her off Tokyo Olympics 2020.

But what is she like off the track?

She failed her drug test because she was grieving

After winning the trials on June 19, she told a local channel reporter that her biological mother had died the week before. She then failed a drug test, resulting in a one-month penalty, and destroying her dream of winning an individual gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics. On a show, she acknowledged to smoking and said it was a means of coping with the death of her mother.

“In some type of way, I was trying to hide my pain,” she said. “Don’t judge me because I am human. I’m you. I just happen to run a little faster.”


Her grandmother is her “heart”

Richardson told that following her triumph at the US Olympic Trials, she ran to her grandma in the audience to hug her.Sh r also referred to her grandmother as "her superwoman," because it was she and her aunt who stepped in after her mother abandoned her as a child.

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She’s a member of the LGBTQ+ community

She thanked her girlfriend for assisting her in making her statement after the event. On social media, she also mentions her girlfriend. However, her partner's identity and the specifics of their relationship are kept private.

She first came out as bisexual in a Twitter in 2015, and she also used a rainbow emoji in a tweet last month.