*Sha’Carri Richardson’s Olympic dreams hit a wall when she tested positive for marijuana and was slapped with a one-month suspension for violating the 2021 World Anti-Doping Code.
She later said she got high after her biological mother died. Now, Richardson will race against Team Jamaica’s Elaine Thompson-Herah, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, and Shericka Jackson.
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The three athletes recently won gold, silver, and bronze, respectively, in the Tokyo Olympics 100m final, the event Richardson, 21, was set to compete in before being disqualified. Thompson-Herah broke the 10.62-second record previously held by Florence Griffith Joyner when she won gold last month with a time of 10.61 seconds. Fraser-Pryce came in second place with 10.74 seconds, and Jackson finished third with 10.76 seconds.
“Sha’Carri is focused on running a good race since she last competed at the US Olympic Trials,” Richardson’s agent Renaldo Nehemiah told The Wall Street Journal. “She will be focused on executing her race to the best of her ability regardless of who is in the race.”
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It also looks like she won’t be missing out on cashing in on her newfound fame. According to TMZ, the vaping company Dr. Dabber is offering Sha’Carri to become an ambassador or, more accurately, one of Dabber’s “doctors.” TMZ obtained the offer letter which lays out the responsibilities with the pay of $250k.
TMZ writes: “The good folks over at Dr. Dabber — a vaping org specializing in all things weed — have extended a cannabis-laced olive branch to the U.S. sprinting star … it’s a high-paying job that doesn’t really require a whole lot of physical labor.”
The offer is for Sha’Carri to become an ambassador of sorts — or, more accurately, one of Dabber’s “doctors.”
The company says, “Considering your talent and grace over these past weeks, we would love to offer you the opportunity to work with our team as a spokesperson for Dr. Dabber. This entails testing our award-winning dab rigs and vape pens as a resident ‘doctor.’”
It’s unclear if the star has accepted the offer.
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