The International Olympic Committee has rejected allegations of double standards made by Sha’Carri Richardson concerning the Kamila Valieva doping case.
The American sprinter was banned last summer for testing positive for marijuana and subsequently missed out on the Tokyo Olympics.
It was a crushing decision for the American, who was a strong medal contender in the women’s 100m.
Despite her failed drugs test in December, which only surfaced last week, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas) has permitted the teenager to continue competing in Beijing.
A decision Richardson was outraged by, leading to her criticism on Twitter: “Can we get a solid answer on the difference of her situation and mine? The only difference I see is I’m a black young lady. It’s all in the skin.”
But IOC spokesman Mark Adams has dismissed Richardson’s accusations, maintaining there are no similarities between the cases.
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