Sha'Carri Richardson & The Misogynoir of the Olympics

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Sha'Carri Richardson runs and celebrates in the Women's 100 Meter semifinal on day 2 of the 2020 U.S. Olympic Track & Field Team Trials Photo credit Getty Images

Track and field star Sha’Carri Richardson failed a marijuana test and is now ineligible for the Olympics. We unpack why this is bringing up a bigger discussion with Sports Columnist Kevin Blackistone from the Washington Post.

We also talked about the two 18-year-old cisgender sprinters from Namibia, Christine Mboma and Beatrice Masilingi, have been banned from running in the Olympic 400-meter dash because they have a “natural high testosterone level.”

We go there on the misogynoir of the Olympics.

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