thanked her girlfriend after placing first in the 100-meter women’s sprint event at the Olympic track and field trials last month — will not be on the U.S.
4x100 relay team at the Tokyo Olympics, U.S. Track and Field announced today. The announcement effectively ended Richardson's 2021 Olympic hopes.Richardson, 21, was disqualified from participating in the 100-meter women's sprint at the upcoming Olympic games because of a positive marijuana test at the June trials.
Richardson said marijuana was helping her cope with the pressures of her sport and the recent news she received, from a reporter during an interview, that her biological mother had died.