Shacarri Richardson

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Sebastian Coe backs calls to review marijuana's status on banned substances list

Speaking to news agency journalists in Tokyo at the Olympic Games, Coe said it was "sensible" to look at the question of whether marijuana should remain on the World Anti-Doping Agency's prohibited list.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: At 34, 'Mommy Rocket' Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce sprinter to beat at Games

At Tokyo, Fraser-Pryce could become the first woman to win three 100-meter gold medals at the Games.

Explainer: Olympics are harder on marijuana consumption than pro sports leagues

In the aftermath of American sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson testing positive for marijuana consumption, an explainer on different treatment at Olympics and in pro sports leagues.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: US athletes back Sha'Carri Richardson after marijuana costs her 100m berth

The US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) announced a one-month ban after she tested positive for marijuana, a banned World Anti-Doping Agency substance.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: American sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson to miss 100m after admitting to marijuana use

Speaking on US Olympic telecaster NBC's "Today" show, 21-year-old Richardson said she took marijuana to cope with "a state of emotional pain" after learning of the death of her biological mother from a reporter at the US Olympic trials last month in Eugene, Oregon.

Dina Asher-Smith stuns Sha'Carri Richardson in women's 100m as Armand Duplantis fails

Britain's Asher-Smith, 25, started the final strongly in wet and cool conditions and crossed the line to take gold in a time of 11.35 seconds, with Richardson second in 11.44.

Armand Duplantis, Sha'Carri Richardson head top-class field as Diamond League launches

After a 2020 season turned on its head because of the coronavirus pandemic, there is no shortage of athletes in search of competition just 61 days before the Tokyo Olympics.

Sha'Carri Richardson becomes sixth-fastest woman with 10.72 second time at Miramar Invitational's 100m event

The 21-year-old became the sixth-fastest woman ever as she signalled her status as a potential challenger to Jamaicans Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Elaine Thompson — the reigning world and Olympic champions — at the Tokyo Games.