Sha'Carri Richardson won't compete in Tokyo Olympics after being excluded from relay team

Sha'Carri Richardson.
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Sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson, who was suspended last week after a positive test for marijuana, was not put on the U.S.'s Olympic 4x100 relay team, ending her chances to complete in the Tokyo Games later this month.

USA Track & Field released the roster on Tuesday evening. Richardson, 21, won the 100 meter race at the U.S. Olympic trials in June, but her victory was vacated after her positive test; marijuana is on the World Anti-Doping Agency's banned list, and on Friday, the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency suspended her for 30 days. Because of the suspension, she is not allowed to compete in the 100 meter race at the Tokyo Olympics.

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Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.