Sha'Carri Richardson Speaks Out About Decision to Allow Skater Kamila Valieva To Compete in Olympics
justjared.comSha’Carri Richardson is questioning everything about the decision by the International Olympic Committee to allow skater Kamila Valieva to compete at the Beijing games.
Last year, after qualifying for the delayed Summer Olympics hosted in Tokyo, Sha’Carri was disqualified and banned from competing after testing positive for marijuana.
The IOC ruled that Kamila, who tested positive for trimetazidine, a banned substance prior to the Games, will be allowed to compete. Click inside to read more… “Can we get a solid answer on the difference of her situation and mines?” Sha’Carri wrote on Twitter, calling out the double standard she saw. “My mother died and I can’t run and was also favored to place top 3.
The only difference I see is I’m a Black young lady.” Kamila had tested positive for a banned substance before the games, and the sample was obtained prior to her win at the European Figure Skating Championships in Tallinn, Estonia.
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