U.S. sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson is calling out Olympic and anti-doping officials, after Russian skater Kamila Valieva was allowed to compete despite testing positive for a forbidden drug.
“Can we get a solid answer on the difference” between their situations, Richardson asked on Twitter, after mediators ruled that Valieva should be allowed to skate in the women’s individual competition in Beijing.
“The only difference I see is I’m a black young lady,” Richardson said.
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