Olympics
Sha’Carri Richardson Will Miss Olympic 100 After Marijuana Test
The 21-year-old sprinter was expected to compete in one of the most highly anticipated races of the Olympic track meet.
Sha'Carri Richardson runs in the Women's 100 Meter.
Photographer: Patrick Smith/Getty Images(AP) -- American champion Sha'Carri Richardson cannot run in the Olympic 100-meter race after testing positive for a chemical found in marijuana.
Richardson, who won the 100 at Olympic trials in 10.86 seconds on June 19, spoke of her ban Friday on the “Today" show. She tested positive at the Olympic trials and so her result is erased. Fourth-place finisher Jenna Prandini is expected to get Richardson's spot in the 100.