The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) released a letter on Saturday speaking out against claims that sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson’s suspension for marijuana usage was due to racism, an allegation pushed by New York Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
“While we sympathize with the circumstances of this case and applaud Ms. Richardson’s accountability for accepting that the rules are in place for athletes worldwide, WADA simply plays a coordinating role in the development and publication of the prohibited list,” President Witold Banka wrote.
“As you correctly note in your letter, the testing of Ms. Richardson and her resulting suspension were administered and adjudicated by the USADA. WADA is not a party to that particular matter and therefore simply is not in a position to vacate the results of Ms. Richardon’s test in Oregon,” she added.
The letter included the relevant rule requirements applied in the case, clearly indicating the suspension was based on long-standing policy well-known to U.S. Olympic athletes. The decision had nothing to do with race, but rather testing positive for a known banned substance.
AOC has previously tweeted Richardson’s suspension was “an instrument of racist and colonial policy.”
“The IOC should reconsider its suspension of Ms. Richardson and any athletes penalized for cannabis use,” she added.
The Olympic Games have taken a beating when it comes to rule changes in recent months. Most notably, a New Zealand weightlifter who previously competed as a man has now been accepted as a female weightlifter at the Tokyo Olympic Games.
Other athletes are expressing concerns that may arrive regarding expressions of social justice. The Olympic Games have prohibited apparel for social justice causes such as BLM, but may not be able to do much over athletes who turn their back or kneel during the National Anthem.
It’s an odd situation where woke athletes and their backers want to change the “system” to fit their wishes, even when it is not based in reality. What would happen if the Olympics changed their decision and allowed Richardson to run? Every time someone else tests positive for a banned substance, someone could blame racism and break the rules.
Wouldn’t it be great if athletes could just focus on their sport instead of politics? Richardson, for her part, owned up to her bad choice and took responsibility for her action. Other athletes have chosen a different path, such as Gwen Berry’s turn around to the playing of the National Anthem. Who knows what the NBA athletes will do? Will they kneel at the Anthem? Sadly, if they can’t do better than losing to Nigeria in exhibition games, the option may not matter for long.
In some sports, the nation appears to be losing its competitive edge. Whether wokism is the reason or something else is a matter of debate. But less debate and more focus on improving in competition would be a nice switch for most Americans.
I agree with the rules put in place for ALL ATHLETES! AOC need to cut her bull out! She truly show her RACIST SIDE AGAINST ANTHING OR ANYBODY that not BROWN OR BLACK! These ATHLETES knew the rules they decided to break them, but for what reason? Just as berry use her platform to show her HATRED FOR THE ONLY FREEDOM AND LIBERTY COUNTRY IN THE WORLD! She can and should be BAN IN REPRESENTING USA! Then she need to find the truth in her heart to ask forgiveness! If she can’t or refuses to. Go live in another country! There are many choice where what she “HER PEOPLE ” that don’t agree with her or other making these kind of statements. WHERE WERE THEM DURING OBAMA TERM??? That was 8 years of bad influence on the black race! He DID NOTHING TO HELP BLACK PEOPLE! BUT THEN TRUMP WAS ELECT BY THE PEOPLE AND TRUMP REACH OUT TO THE BLACK RACE! SOMETHING NOT ONE POLITICAN OR PRESIDENT HAS EVERY DONE! BIDEN HAS DONE NOTHING TO HELP ANY RACE! HE ALL FOR CHINA AND OUR ENEMY! THAT ONE REASON HIS ADMINISTRATION IS FILL WITH MUSLIMS BROTHERHOOD!
U r right we need to get rid of that worthless bitch. We didn’t have this kind of problem when our REAL President Donald Trump was in charge. The worthless demacrapes are trying to get rid of all of us that Will Not go there way. If she would have been white it would have NOT been brought up at all.
Wyatt, I suggest you go back to school and take an English class!
Totally agree! Well said… thank u!!!
Biden is out for Biden… He sure has lined his pockets along the way… Now Crack boy is selling pictures they do in preschool with ink dots and a straw, selling for half million, just trying to cover up what’s really going on… We all know it’s Obama running the puppet…And donkey how the hell you got into politics is a wonder, as you are too stupid to think before you speak… You are the biggest racist out there… Close second to Michelle Obama…Rules are made for a reason, that girl knew she was going to have to take a UA.. Many people have to take a UA just to support their families and have for many years… It’s ludicrous this dumb-ass is even putting her two cents in… Maybe stick to something you know like cocktail waitress, probably not good at that either…
Sick sick sick sick of BLM home grown terrorist group. America is putting up with this bs.
I don’t understand these athletes, they suffer and train to make the Olympics(an honor) and then blow it away by being stupid. She smoked pot, she knew the rules, bye, bye! The other idiots who turn away from the flag or do not honor the anthem, they should be thrown off the TEAM USA!! They do not represent the spirit and love of country or sportmanship to the team by being traitors to this country. They do not deserve the honor, and they should have to return all the money they got paid and reimburse the team for their funds that were used.
It’s the generation of people who feel entitled. I see young people say they’re going on strike if they don’t receive $15 per hpur to flip burgers. Guess what? Nobs like that aren’t meant to be a career or life long job.
This generation for whatever reason feel like they should get what they want just because they want it. They don’t feel like they should have to work for anything because they’re ENTITLED to it. Bunch of Socialist asshats.
According to aoc and the other communist democrat cult members “rules for thee, but not for me and other people that we choose to put above you!”
aoc still reminds me of a horse taking a shit the horse lifts its tail aoc lifts her head and then spills all kinds of shit out of her upper ass damn commie
You know aoc will take the side of the stupid, tha’s what she does.
It is AOC who is the racist as she implies that black athletes are too illiterate and stupid to learn the rules and abide by them.