The International Olympic Committee has dismissed claims that a double standard was applied to the US sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson compared with the Russian skater Kamila Valieva after both tested positive for a banned drug.
Richardson missed last year’s summer Games in Tokyo after receiving a 30-day ban for smoking cannabis, a drug few believe is performance enhancing, saying she had done so to relieve the pain she felt over the recent death of her mother.
