Sha’Carri Richardson was expected to compete at the Tokyo Summer Olympics in 2021 after qualifying for the 100m.
However, a urine sample she submitted tested positive for THC metabolites and led to her being suspended for a month by the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) that started on June 28, 2021. and ended on July 27, 2021.
Richardson explained that she took the drug to cope with the pressure of qualifying for the Olympics and mourning the death of her mother.
Following her suspension, Richardson returned to the track at the 2021 Prefontaine Classic, placing ninth with a time of 11.14 seconds.
Richardson did not qualify for the finals of the 100 m and 200 m at the 2022 USATF Championships, and as a result, did not compete at the home 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon.
On April 8, 2023, Richardson ran the fourth-fastest 100 m by a woman in all conditions clocking 10.57 seconds.
Richardson won the women’s 100m at the Diamond League athletics opener in Doha on Friday, May 5, 2023.