Two years after missing the Olympics for testing positive for marijuana, the American sprinter became the fastest woman in the world.
joined, after initially and immediately accepting her suspension. At the time, President Joe Biden said of her suspension,"The rules are the rules, and everybody knows what the rules were going in, whether they should remain the rule is a different issue."
Richardson said she took marijuana in Oregon, where it is legal, after learning of the death of her mother. The ban marked the start of two years in the track and field wilderness. She finished last in the 100 meters in her return after the suspension at the 2021 Prefontaine Classic. Then she failed to make last year's worlds team.
But 2023 marked a new lap. In May, at the LA Grand Prix she said she"went through a tough time," in track and field, and that in the previous years"It just was me that was standing in my way."The two Jamaicans were running from the middle and ran out of the blocks to an early lead. Richardson trailed until the final meters of the race and pulled far enough ahead to cross the line with outstretched arms.
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