This Has Gone Long Enough
Everyone has jumped on this olympic marijuana suspension and this has divided America once again.
If this was a different day and time and if it was a different athlete then we probably wouldn't even have a discussion and all this brouhaha.
But because of the current times, this normally none issue has become a super issue.
Suspended
After Sha'Carri Richardson was suspended for one month for failing her drug test, for having tested positive for THC, the main psychoactive component of marijuana after her Olympic trials, every other sports spectator is livid and yelling why.
The reason is that the World Anti-Doping Code which the US Olympic Team is a signatory to and which the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is adhering to. By the way, the Olympics follows WADA rules.
After Sha'Carri Richardson was suspended for one month for failing her drug test, for having tested positive for THC, the main psychoactive component of marijuana after her Olympic trials, every other sports spectator is livid and yelling why.
The reason is that the World Anti-Doping Code which the US Olympic Team is a signatory to and which the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is adhering to. By the way, the Olympics follows WADA rules.
WADA What?
So for racing while using THC, Richardson got a one month suspension and she cannot compete in the 100-meter race at the Tokyo Olympics.
For her part, Sha'Carri admitted to using the banned substance and have already apologized about the incident.
So for racing while using THC, Richardson got a one month suspension and she cannot compete in the 100-meter race at the Tokyo Olympics.
For her part, Sha'Carri admitted to using the banned substance and have already apologized about the incident.
For what? For knowingly breaking the rules and getting caught.
But so many are still up in arms and calling this an injustice.
But so many are still up in arms and calling this an injustice.
The Phelps Comparison
So some people are pulling the Michael Phelps case and why he was able to compete in the 2008 Olympics. If we cannot remember his case, here it is: he was suspended for not just a month but three months in 2009 after a photograph of him came out that showed him smoking marijuana.
He did not even test positive for any banned substance. Plus the photo was taken months after the 2008 Olympics.
So some people are pulling the Michael Phelps case and why he was able to compete in the 2008 Olympics. If we cannot remember his case, here it is: he was suspended for not just a month but three months in 2009 after a photograph of him came out that showed him smoking marijuana.
He did not even test positive for any banned substance. Plus the photo was taken months after the 2008 Olympics.
Count Our Blessings
Anyway, Richardson can still compete in the Tokyo Olympics in the relays as the race will be outside her one month suspension.
So she could still be able to compete for Olympic gold.
Let us just all calm down and be grateful for what we have rather than being too uptight about what we don't. This is really a big reason why America is in so much crap now -- nobody wants to follow the rules anymore. Plus all we want to do is complain. This is why the world hates America.
The Olympics is for the select few willing to sacrifice everything for the chance to represent their country. Following the rules is part of that discipline and sacrifice.
Anyway, Richardson can still compete in the Tokyo Olympics in the relays as the race will be outside her one month suspension.
So she could still be able to compete for Olympic gold.
Let us just all calm down and be grateful for what we have rather than being too uptight about what we don't. This is really a big reason why America is in so much crap now -- nobody wants to follow the rules anymore. Plus all we want to do is complain. This is why the world hates America.
The Olympics is for the select few willing to sacrifice everything for the chance to represent their country. Following the rules is part of that discipline and sacrifice.
For the rest of us, we will have front row seats in our living rooms, as olympic spectators.
WADA Rules: What is prohibited.
WADA Rules: What is prohibited.
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