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Sha'Carri Richardson Accuses Olympics of Doping Double Standard
Sha’Carri Richardson questioned on Monday how Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva has been allowed to compete in the Beijing Olympics even amid a doping charge — a similar offense that prevented Richardson from competing in the recent Tokyo Summer Olympics. Richardson, 21, had been a popular athlete leading up to the Tokyo Games held last summer. However, she was given a one-month ban for testing positive for cannabis, which saw her banned from participating in the games.She later said that she took the cannabis while mourning the death of her mother.On Monday, Valieva, 15, was given the go-ahead by sport’s highest court to continue to participate in the games.