Superstars such as Drake and Snoop Dogg voiced their support for American track star Sha’Carri Richardson on Friday (July 2), just hours after she was handed down a one-month suspension for failing a drug test, which disqualified her from the 100 meters race at the upcoming Tokyo Olympics.
“They know she woulda ATE,” Drake wrote in his Instagram Stories.
The D-O-Double-G, one of Hip Hop’s biggest smokers and supporters of the legalization of marijuana across the country, slammed the decision by the United States Anti-Doping Agency.
“Are you serious?!” Snoop wrote. “Marijuana? It’s not an enhancement for her abilities,” Snoop wrote.
Others such as Cardi B voiced their support for the 21-year-old track star who burst onto the national scene in 2019 when she was a freshman at Louisiana State University.
However, old tweets of Richardson’s were pulled up not long after the news broke regarding her suspension as Twitter users attempted to “cancel” her. One of them was a direct shot at Lil Nas X as the record-breaking sprinter told fans they could distance themselves from her if they were fans of the “Montero” rapper.
“If your support Lil Nas X, you can unfollow me,” Richardson wrote on March 29.
Richardson’s following on social media has only grown since news of her suspension became public. On Instagram, she’s jumped well over a million followers since the news hit and has over 345,000 followers on Twitter, making her one of the more high-profile track and field athletes in the country.
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Richardson originally qualified for the Olympic Games by running a 10.86 in the 100-meter final at the U.S. Olympic Trials in June. But she was suspended after she tested positive for THC, a banned substance found in marijuana. In an interview on the TODAY show, Richardson explained she smoked to cope with the loss of her biological mother and accepted her punishment.
eh? that shit can make anything funny. coping the loss of your mother?
Antonio…shut up, dude.
its the olympics. rules are rules . why tf are ppl not understanding this? ohhh ya BLACK POOOWER. foh sheman
Wow your pussy must hurt this a.m.
But they let a man compete against women? What is going on in this world
Dont talk trash .. rules are rules.
Honestly, that’s dumb. You going to the Olympics the pinnacle of your sport and you gonna smoke weed before. Could’ve just waited ’til it was over, dork.
Fuck you , DORK as you see didn’t stop her from winning asshole maybe you need to smoke so you can keep your opinions to yourself . You are a hater !
Yeah, people who believe in following rules and FairPlay are haters. Nice. How many felonies do you have, and who’s fault is it? LOL
While I’m not against weed being smoked responsibly, but if you get involved with a sport or sporting event that has a no drug policy then suffer the consequences. Death in the family does not exempt her from rules and regulations. My thoughts and prayers are with her in her time of need, but not an excuse to smoke weed.
You’re correct and not only that, but all athletes are made very aware that there is a 100% chance you will be tested at Trials. Everyone gets tested it’s not random like Pro Sports, so she has to accept some responsibility.
Bury your mother and let’s see what you dope with. Especially in a race for your life . She knew she smoked she should’ve quick flushed and who passed her the blunt !! Blame them she ain’t been smoking !!!
You can’t just make people exempt when tragedy happens. Everyone’s mom is going to die one day. When rules pre-exist tragedy adults understand what needs to be done. No offence to this women because we all make mistakes and she is obviously going through something hard, but she shouldn’t necessarily get a pass. I wouldn’t be that mad if she did as this seems to be a rule that should no longer exist, but it existed… so she’s at the mercy of the rule makers now and that’s the way it should be. (Keep in mind this is a sports game.)
She deserves to run. If anything, smoking hurts your ability to run. The opposite of a performance enhancing drug. Fuckers
No dummy. The rules say no THC and you will be drug tested. She failed, like you did in elementary school.
Hopefully ShaCarri Richardson gets to race in the 4×100 relay at the Tokyo Olympics. Sad she can’t race the individual 100m, but maybe she could salvage something at the relays. Given that she is so young, she could still compete in Paris 2024 and LA 2028.
Rules are rules. See you in 4 years
Ok rule man…
Actually see you at the olympics..
Yeah. The olympics 4 years from now.
I have no sympathy for her, smoking Dope is smoking Dope! Don’t use use your mother as an excuse, because she has done it before! She is banned so suffer the consequences, just because she is black all these black celebrities are coming to her defense, if she was a white athlete it would be a different story
Brian. Stfu. That’s all. Just wanted to tell you that.
Shut yo ass up
The consequences are that she is a superstar who smokes weed and weed is legal everywhere wake up and stop hating on this sister.
Weed is federally legal in the US dumbass. It’s decriminalized in many countries, and legal on the state level in several US states. It’s actually ILLEGAL everywhere. Hence FEDERAL law. Dummy.
Smoking weed isn’t performance enhancing. If anything it makes you lazy as fuck. Just an excuse to get rid of her
No dipshit. It says clearly in the rules that you can’t have THC in your system and you will be drug tested. Therefore she was just trying to get rid of herself, following your 2nd grade, retarded logic. Cocaine isn’t performance enhancing either. Neither is PCP or heroin.
You ever see a ceack head run? Get fuck outta here!!!
You think a crack head is going to beat Usain Bolt? YOU must be the crack head. Funny guy.
Funny how the same Energy was not given to Michael Phelps
It was dumb dumb. Nice try though. He got caught smoking AFTER the Olympics. He actually passed his drug tests. You’re a bit slow on YOUR brain energy.
you’re a dumb cvnt… he got suspended for 3 months for a PICTURE. he wasnt tested..she FAILED a test.
Cardi B whole body fake. How she get in the conversation?
Shut the fuck up dumbass
just what do you know about cardi b
Cardi B portrayed a swat team leader in Fast 9, so when you say her body fake, literally EVERYTHING about that space alien looking dumbbell is fake.
Did she say she didn’t accept it she said she accepts the ruling like where is she making excuses she told everyone why she pulled on an l people are allowed to cope with the death of their mother like the usual suspects just disregarded why she did it again dehumanizing and not understanding.
Nice run on sentence. Do you speak English, or any language with actual grammar?
whoever you are i hope to god you go back to school.
bullshit, thats an excuse. she could have drank and passed out to hide her pain, but no, she wanted to be a thug and smoke weed. thats the difference between people who make it and people who dont. she had a choice and she chose the wrong one. unfortunate.
We get it. It must be racism. The rules were clearly laid out for her and she blatantly broke them and doesn’t deny doing so. SMH. I’m embarrassed for anyone siding with this lady. You fucked up. Own it and move on. You knew the rules and got caught breaking them. It’s kind of like the legal system and jail.
She already owned it and moved on you still stuck on your lil funky ass two cents which means nothing u probably need to smoke 1
Hahahahaha. Yeah, she did. You seem to be onboard with all these dumbasses rallying around her fine ass. Your mom needed an abortion. I don’t need to smoke shit. I’m an adult. Reality suits me fine.
So let’s forget about shorty that ate a pork burrito and tested positive for steroids ??
Sure. Let’s forget about the tooth fairy and Santa Claus, because, like your bullshit story, they don’t exist. Idiot. This dumbass makes it sound like a top tier athlete ready to enter tge Olympics eats random burritos. LOL. Two types of carbs and greasy as fuck, plus you can’t control what’s in it.
Nahh, two Namibian women were jist banned for having “too much natural testosterone” thats like not allowing Lebron to play basketball because he has a naturally longer than average wingspan.
Uhhh dummy. There is a natural level at each age range for test. People get fined or kicked from fights and events all the time for being over idiot. It’s called testosterone. It gives you a CLEAR advantage over other competitors. If a woman is found with elevated levels it’s clearly obvious she took test, as they naturally produce estrogen. Idiot. LOL. So, yeah. They got caught cheating. There are nowhere near enough levels in food to alter a test you simple minded fool. LOL
Dumb ass, men and women both produce testosterone and estrogen the pituitary gland is what balances the hormone levels in the body
Shelby Houlihan (of steroid burrito fame) was suspended for FOUR YEARS, and will not only miss this summer’s Olympics but also the Paris Olympics in 2024.
Rules are Rules and she broke them. It sucks but that’s the harsh reality of the situation. Could have done anything else to cope but chose Marijuana.
Shut your dumb ass up! Lets see you cope when Your mother DIES
Just say no.
If she had used hemp (Delta 8) instead she wouldn’t have failed the drug test.
If you choose a career or profession that bans certain substances, drugs, etc. Then its your responsibility to follow protocols, as an Olympic athlete she should’ve known better. Long story short, she broke the rules and should be punished accordingly. That’s how life works people.