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Post by hcpride on Jul 2, 2021 14:23:35 GMT -5
“Track star Sha'Carri Richardson was suspended from the U.S. Olympic team after failing a test for marijuana use. Richardson's suspension means she cannot compete in the women's 100-meter race at the Tokyo Olympics. But it is possible she could compete in the 4-x-100-meter relay or another event.” www.cnbc.com/2021/07/02/shacarri-richardson-suspended-from-us-olympic-team-for-marijuana.htmlShe was one of the favorites to win the 100M in Tokyo, is our best sprinter, and is quite well known to those who follow the sport. Suspension is 1 month in her case: “Cannabis is banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) but if athletes can prove that ingestion is unrelated to performance, then a suspension of three months rather than the usual two or four years is imposed. If an athlete is willing to undertake an approved treatment programme in collaboration with their national anti-doping body, then the ban can be reduced to one month. Richardson was in Oregon when she used the drug, where it is legal. "I know what I did, I know what I'm supposed to do... and I still made that decision," she said.” www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/sprinter-richardson-suspended-one-month-after-testing-positive-cannabis-2021-07-02/ |
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Post by Tom on Jul 2, 2021 15:19:04 GMT -5
Wow. Getting to that level takes years of incredible hard work and dedication - just to throw it away at the 11th hour. I get that she used to help cope with the death of her mother and I haven't walked in her shows, but it sure seems like a horrible decision
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Jul 2, 2021 16:02:27 GMT -5
Almost incomprehensible that someone could make such a poor decision-self destructive
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Post by longsuffering on Jul 2, 2021 16:14:48 GMT -5
There will be another summer Olympics in three years.
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Post by Tom on Jul 2, 2021 18:33:20 GMT -5
Obviously few athletes qualify for Olympics. Fewer are able to do it multiple times
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Jul 2, 2021 20:09:27 GMT -5
Obviously few athletes qualify for Olympics. Fewer are able to do it multiple times Yes-- I was following Misty-May Treanor's attempt to make her 5th or 6th Olympic Team (beach volleyball) this year but she fell short.....Carl Lewis, Al Oerter, and Michael Phelps come immediately to mind as athletes who distinguished themselves in 3 or 4 or more Olympic Games. |
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Post by hcpride on Jul 2, 2021 20:32:48 GMT -5
A couple of wags noted marijuana is not exactly known as performance-enhancing for sprinters. Perhaps performance enhancing for pie-eating contests. In any case, that was why the suspension was greatly reduced and means she may be included on the 4 x 100 relay team.
One look at the US 100M Olympic qualifying race and you can see she is one-of-a-kind on a number of fronts:
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Post by HC92 on Jul 3, 2021 10:21:04 GMT -5
I haven’t paid much attention to this but why is it that she can’t compete in one event but can compete in another? Because she was theoretically enjoying the benefit of the marijuana at the trials when she qualified for the team in the 100?
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Post by alum on Jul 3, 2021 10:34:46 GMT -5
I was trying to figure this out too. Only thing I can think of is that the suspension will be over by the first round of the relay which appears to be on 8/5
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Post by hcpride on Jul 3, 2021 12:08:08 GMT -5
I haven’t paid much attention to this but why is it that she can’t compete in one event but can compete in another? Because she was theoretically enjoying the benefit of the marijuana at the trials when she qualified for the team in the 100? From the second article: The women’s 100m event in Tokyo starts on July 30, two days after Richardson’s ban ends but the adverse finding means her Olympic qualifying results at the trials, which offer automatic places to the first three qualified athletes in each event, are annulled.T he ban could leave Richardson, the fastest American woman this year with a time of 10.72 seconds, clear to race in the 4x100m relay at the Olympics in the first week of August, if she is one of two athletes selected by USA Track & Field (USATF) on top of the first four trials finishers.
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Post by clmetsfan on Jul 3, 2021 17:07:58 GMT -5
For all the lip service that people love to spew about prioritizing mental health, enforcing a backwards, outdated rule that was broken because someone was going through emotional trauma is very on-brand for the USOC.
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Jul 3, 2021 17:18:41 GMT -5
Is it the USOC or the IOC who is responsible here?
I hope she makes the relay team and gets gold but, still, she should have just obeyed the rules whether they are reasonable or not.
If there were a curfew of 1000 PM for all athletes I’d think that was paternalistic and unreasonable - but I’d adhere to it if I wanted to make the team
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Post by Deleted on Jul 3, 2021 21:43:12 GMT -5
Maybe she should have just drank fire water Like JD that destroys more lives than Pot.I guarantee many of HC athletes have smoked Pot or used other Drugs while playing during the season in any sport.
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Post by longsuffering on Jul 4, 2021 11:45:38 GMT -5
For all the lip service that people love to spew about prioritizing mental health, enforcing a backwards, outdated rule that was broken because someone was going through emotional trauma is very on-brand for the USOC. But wouldn't the USOC have full medical care, including counseling available for athletes this close to the Olympics? |
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Post by bfoley82 on Jul 5, 2021 0:40:28 GMT -5
Is it the USOC or the IOC who is responsible here? I hope she makes the relay team and gets gold but, still, she should have just obeyed the rules whether they are reasonable or not. If there were a curfew of 1000 PM for all athletes I’d think that was paternalistic and unreasonable - but I’d adhere to it if I wanted to make the team Neither...It is WADA |
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Post by nycrusader2010 on Jul 5, 2021 6:24:18 GMT -5
Is it the USOC or the IOC who is responsible here? I hope she makes the relay team and gets gold but, still, she should have just obeyed the rules whether they are reasonable or not. If there were a curfew of 1000 PM for all athletes I’d think that was paternalistic and unreasonable - but I’d adhere to it if I wanted to make the team Agreed. At this level, you HAVE to know exactly what substances are banned and be 100% sure that nothing you put into your body contains these substances. When you're an athletic performer at this level, every last detail of your life is micro-managed, from training regimens, to the shoes you wear to race, to your form, to your diet to your sleep schedule. Can't make excuses here. She (and her coaches and handlers) must have known when it comes to WADA drug testing, there is no gray area. The other question here: Is marijuana banned because it's an "illegal substance" or because it's somehow considered "performance enhancing"? I really do hope she'll be able to redeem herself and represent us in the 4x1, assuming she'll be able to test negative and be eligible for that event. |
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Post by hcpride on Jul 5, 2021 7:34:04 GMT -5
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Post by Tom on Jul 5, 2021 22:02:37 GMT -5
Maybe she should have just drank fire water Like JD that destroys more lives than Pot.I guarantee many of HC athletes have smoked Pot or used other Drugs while playing during the season in any sport. Is there an NCAA rule against pot? I'm with KY on this one. If there Olympic organizers imposed a 10:00 curfew on athletes we might think it's stupid, but if you want to participate in the Olympics, you have to follow the rules |
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Post by WCHC Sports on Jul 6, 2021 8:53:19 GMT -5
The rule could be justified, the rule could be stupid, or the rule could be somewhere in between. She could have been using it for medical purposes, recreation, mental health, an unfair advantage, glaucoma... anything. The rule was in place. She broke it, and must face the consequences. I don't say that to minimize her loss or her reasons for doing what she did, but to be up in arms that there are consequences is misguided in my opinion. Change the rule before something silly like this happens, otherwise only the athletes are to blame for their own decisions. No one darted her with a THC rifle from a distance against her will.
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Post by Tom on Jul 6, 2021 9:34:44 GMT -5
In all fairness, I have not heard of her complaining about facing the consequences of her actions. The only people I have heard who think she should be allowed to compete are outsiders throwing in their unsolicited two cents
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Post by timholycross on Jul 6, 2021 16:47:53 GMT -5
In all fairness, I have not heard of her complaining about facing the consequences of her actions. The only people I have heard who think she should be allowed to compete are outsiders throwing in their unsolicited two cents ...which includes utter morons who are trying to play the race card on this one. |
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Post by alum on Jul 6, 2021 17:49:48 GMT -5
They are not putting her on the relay
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Post by hcpride on Jul 6, 2021 18:46:14 GMT -5
In all fairness, I have not heard of her complaining about facing the consequences of her actions. The only people I have heard who think she should be allowed to compete are outsiders throwing in their unsolicited two cents ...which includes utter morons who are trying to play the race card on this one. This time, the morons claiming the rules are racist were generally ridiculed. Hopefully she’ll keep it together and continue to train and compete after the olympics. |
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Post by bfoley82 on Jul 10, 2021 20:33:28 GMT -5
...which includes utter morons who are trying to play the race card on this one. This time, the morons claiming the rules are racist were generally ridiculed. Hopefully she’ll keep it together and continue to train and compete after the olympics. I bet her endorsements will go up which is the way most of these pro track athletes make money. |
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Post by longsuffering on Jul 10, 2021 20:44:55 GMT -5
This time, the morons claiming the rules are racist were generally ridiculed. Hopefully she’ll keep it together and continue to train and compete after the olympics. I bet her endorsements will go up which is the way most of these pro track athletes make money. There are some successful Cannabis companies out there now that it is a fledgling industry. |
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