Why Sha’Carri Richardson Won’t Be Competing in the Tokyo Olympics

The Brian Lehrer Show | Jul 8, 2021

After testing positive for marijuana usage, Sha’Carri Richardson will not be competing in this summer’s Olympic Games. Hayes Brown, writer and editor for MSNBC Daily, and Kavitha Davidson, sports and culture writer for The Athletic and host of the podcast Culture Calculus, join to break down the policies that got her here and the public’s response.

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