‘The difference is I’m black’: Richardson sees double-standard over Valieva reprieve

US sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson has questioned why Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva has been allowed to compete at the Olympics while she was banned for a similar offence.

On Monday, the court of arbitration for sport (Cas) ruled 15-year-old Valieva could continue to compete at the Winter Olympics in Beijing despite registering a positive doping test. Richardson missed last summer’s Olympics after testing positive for cannabis. Few people regard the drug as performance-enhancing and Richardson said she had smoked to relieve the pain she felt over the recent death of her mother.

Can we get a solid answer on the difference of her situation and mines? My mother died and I can’t run and was also favored to place top 3. The only difference I see is I’m a black young lady. https://t.co/JtUfmp3F8L

“Can we get a solid answer on the difference of her situation and mines?” Richardson tweeted on Monday. “My mother died and I can’t run and was also favored to place top 3. The only difference I see is I’m a black young lady.”

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