Biden on Sha'Carri Richardson's suspension for positive drug test: 'The rules are the rules'
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President Joe Biden said he was "really proud of the way" US track and field star Sha'Carri Richardson responded following a positive drug test and subsequent suspension that will prevent her from running in her signature event for Team USA in the Olympics later this month, but that "everybody knows the rules going in."
"The rules are the rules," he said Saturday at an event in Michigan. "Whether they should remain the rules is a different issue, but the rules are the rules." Richardson had secured her spot at the Tokyo Olympics with a runaway victory in the women's 100m at the US Olympic Track and Field trials last month. She was suspended one month from the Olympic team after testing positive for THC, a chemical found in marijuana, the US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) announced on Friday.More Related News
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