{"id":586775,"date":"2021-07-09T09:51:11","date_gmt":"2021-07-09T13:51:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=586775"},"modified":"2021-07-09T09:51:14","modified_gmt":"2021-07-09T13:51:14","slug":"chiefs-qb-patrick-mahomes-says-decision-to-bar-shacarri-richardson-from-olympics-disappointing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chiefs-qb-patrick-mahomes-says-decision-to-bar-shacarri-richardson-from-olympics-disappointing\/","title":{"rendered":"Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes Says Decision To Bar Sha\u2019Carri Richardson From Olympics \u2018Disappointing\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fchiefs-qb-patrick-mahomes-says-decision-to-bar-shacarri-richardson-from-olympics-disappointing%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=586775&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Patrick-Mahomes.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, the highest paid player in the NFL, slammed the decision to pull runner Sha\u2019Carri Richardson from the U.S. Olympic team after she failed a drug test.<\/p>\n<p>Mahomes sounded off on Richardson\u2019s situation on ESPN\u2019s \u201cFirst Take\u201d on Thursday, saying that while Richardson made a mistake, the decision to take away her shot at competing at the Olympics is \u201cpretty ridiculous.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor her to be left off after all the hard work and dedication that she has put into the sport, and her to be one of those bright, young stars for the USA, it\u2019s just disappointing that she got left off after she put in the work,\u201d Mahomes said. \u201cEven though she made a mistake, like, we all make mistakes \u2026 To not let her be at the Olympics at all is pretty ridiculous to me.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"10.504918032787\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Patrick Mahomes speaks on Sha&#8217;Carri Richardson being left off the Olympic relay team.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;She put in the work. Even though she made a mistake, like we all make mistakes \u2026 to not let her be at the Olympics at all is pretty ridiculous to me.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MUqxqzl3ye\">pic.twitter.com\/MUqxqzl3ye<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 First Take (@FirstTake) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FirstTake\/status\/1413179979433746433?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 8, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The International Olympic Committee suspended Richardson for one month last week after she tested positive for THC, a substance found in marijuana. The short-term suspension knocked Richardson out of her spot on the U.S. Olympic team. as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/u-s-track-and-field-star-shacarri-richardson-suspended-one-month-for-positive-marijuana-test\">The Daily Wire<\/a> reported:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"23.308357348703\">\n<p><em>According to the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/richardson-marijuana-test-olympic-100-5980fa868b14b54d4686591b01c65e46\">Associated Press<\/a>, her results from the Olympic trials have been erased, making her ineligible for the 100-meter race in Tokyo.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>On Friday, the United States Anti-Doping Agency announced that Richardson tested positive in a sample collected at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials on June 19, 2021. Richardson has accepted a one-month suspension that began on June 28, 2021.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThe rules are clear, but this is heartbreaking on many levels; hopefully, her acceptance of responsibility and apology will be an important example to us all that we can successfully overcome our regrettable decisions, despite the costly consequences of this one to her,\u201d&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usada.org\/sanction\/shacarri-richardson-accepts-doping-sanction\/\">said<\/a>&nbsp;USADA CEO Travis T. Tygart.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Richardson\u2019s suspension has sparked consternation among sports fans and athletes alike. More than half a million people have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/500000-plus-sign-petition-calling-for-olympics-to-reinstate-shacarri-after-testing-positive-for-marijuana\">signed<\/a> a petition against Richardson\u2019s suspension, calling the IOC\u2019s rules against marijuana use \u201coutdated and arbitrarily enforced.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn no world is marijuana a performance-enhancing drug for runners, and in more places in the United States and around the world, marijuana use is legal. The United States Anti-Doping Agency should drop their penalty and allow Richardson to compete!\u201d the petition says. \u201cThere are many reasons to have rules against performance-enhancing drugs, but this one is absurd.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For her part, Richardson has accepted the ruling of the IOC and intends to focus on \u201cmoving forward.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHonestly, that news didn\u2019t bother me because me and my team were realistic, so we kind of figured that they would say that in the first place,\u201d she said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/chiefs-patrick-mahomes-pretty-ridiculous-shacarri-richardson-left-off-us-olympic-roster\">Fox News<\/a>. \u201cI understand the situation that\u2019s going on. So, I\u2019m accepting of it, and I just know what I have to do moving forward in my career.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The morning after her suspension was announced, Richardson apologized for her actions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHonestly, I just want to apologize for my actions,\u201d Richardson&nbsp;said. \u201cI know what I did. I know what I\u2019m supposed to do, I\u2019m allowed not to do, and I still made that decision. Not making any excuse, or looking for any empathy in my case.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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