On July 7, Beijing time, less than 20 days before the opening of the Tokyo Olympic Games, the preparations for the Olympic Games in various countries were in full swing, and the participation lists of the Chinese team in various sports were also announced one after another. The atmosphere of the Olympics is also getting stronger.
But recently, there was a scandal in the American athletics world. On July 3, Beijing time, according to US media reports, Shakari Richardson, a 21-year-old American post-00s women's sprinter, was recently tested positive for banned substances in drug tests and will face a ban.
In last month's Olympic Qualifiers, the youngster won the championship and a ticket to the Tokyo Olympics with a time of 10.86 seconds in the final. She would have stepped into the Olympic arena for the first time. But this ban is undoubtedly the first blow.
After testing positive, Richardson's results were canceled, she also lost the opportunity to enter Tokyo, and the American athletics side has already started to replace the team. It is understood that the minimum period of this suspension may be 1 month.
As for the explanation for smoking marijuana, Richardson said that he did so because his mother died and stabilized his emotions. Recently, there has been a growing number of celebrities who have been upset with Richardson. They tried to create a sense of public opinion to win Richardson's chances of re-entering Tokyo.
Among them, Canadian comedian Seth Rogan, who played a supporting role and co-producer in The 40-year-old maid in The Carrell film, said on social media: "It's crazy to disqualify the most talented athletes, and they should be ashamed." ”
Such remarks are undoubtedly irresponsible, and the most talented athletes are your talent, your advantages, but this has nothing to do with your drug test positive being banned. Gatlin also faced a long suspension. While cannabis is not banned in all states in the United States, it has been on athletes' list of banned drugs since the first day there was WADA.
So, such an act of interceding for Richardson is challenging the authority of the International Anti-Doping Agency, and if WADA has made a compromise, then where is the authority of the future discourse?