Why did ShaCarri Richardson fail a drugs test and will she miss the Olympics 2021?
U.S. sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson hit the headlines for all the wrong reasons after she failed a drugs test. The news could see her suspended from competing in the Tokyo Olympics which is due to take place from July 23 to August 8, 2021. Sh' Carri Richardson failed her drugs test during the Team USA Olympic trials in Oregon. She had reportedly tested positive for a substance the World Health Organisation classified as a "substance of abuse". Sources later revealed that the substance in question could be cannabis/marijuana, but also confirmed that Richardson had not taken any performance enhancing steroids. Richardson ran a time of 10.72 seconds back in April, making her the fastest American woman in ten years - and the sixth fastest ever. The run, however, has been provisionally scrubbed from the record books. Cannabis was banned by Wada as of January 1, 2021, and could carry a ban of up to four years. The suspension can be reduced to just three months, if athletes can prove that their drug use didn't enhance their performance. Reuters reported that Richardson is expected to receive a 30 day suspension, which would rule her out of the Tokyo Games. However, Tyler Dragon reported that Richardson could still compete in Tokyo in the women's 4x100 relay with the final set for August 6. Her replacement for the 100m is set to be Jenna Prandini, who came fourth in the trials. Richardson is yet to officially comment on the matter, but tweeted: "I am human." The news came after the track and field trials in Oregon from June 18 - 27, 2021, where Richardson revealed that her mother had died. She told ESPN at the time: "My family has kept me grounded. "This year has been crazy for me. Going from just last week, losing my biological mother, and I'm still here. "Last week, finding out my biological mother passed away and still choosing to pursue my dreams, still coming out here, still here to make the family that I do still have on this earth proud. 4 The failed test came after the sprinter revealed her mother died  "I'm highly grateful for them. Without them, there would be no me. "Without my grandmother, there would be no Sha'Carri Richardson. "My family is my everything, my everything until the day I'm done."