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EUGENE, OREGON - JUNE 19: Sha Carri Richardson runs and celebrates in the Women s 100 Meter semifinal on day 2 of the 2020 U.S. Olympic Track & Field Team Trials at Hayward Field on June 19, 2021 in Eugene, Oregon. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
An SIU Professor says the suspension of Sha Carri Richardson over a positive marijuana test highlights the complex nature of elite sports competitions - and it s something he thinks should be carefully reviewed.
Phil Anton is the director of SIU s Exercise Science program. He says Richardson s suspension effectively eliminates a highly anticipated race at the Tokyo Olympics - where she would face off against Jamaica s Shelly-Ann Fraser-Price.