Ronda Rousey and Sha'Carri Richardson
Sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson was banned for a month after testing positive for cannabis
With just a month left for the Tokyo Olympics, American women’s sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson was banned for a month, effective from June 28.
The ban was due to a positive test for Cannabis. And hence, Richardson will be missing the 100m event, and will be available only for the 4x100m relay.
What followed was a huge uproar from celebrities all over the world. Richardson received unanimous support and her tweet that read “I am human,” received over 500k likes and was retweeted over 70k times.
Richardson claimed that she had consumed marijuana to give her respite following the sudden death of her biological mother, one week prior to her qualifying race for the 2021 Tokyo Summer Olympics.
People all around the world were surprised due to how serious cannabis consumption was considered by the governing body.
Former WWE and UFC star Ronda Rousey wasn’t happy with the way things have gone for Sha’Carri Richardson after a mere ‘cannabis consumption.’
Taking to Twitter Rousey claimed that cannabis ‘is not a performance-enhancing drug’ and that the testing was done solely due to political reasons. She also expressed her sympathy towards Richardson.
Rousey’s tweet read:
“Cannabis isn’t a performance-enhancing drug – it’s tested for entirely political reasons and no sport governing body has the right to force athletes to conform to their political ideals – so sorry you had your dream stolen from you, @itskerrii“
Rousey isn’t the only high-profile star to support Richardson. A legion of athletes and celebrities showed their support for the young sprint sensation from Texas – Odell Beckham Jr., Dwyane Wade, Michael Johnson and Seth Rogen, to name a few.
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