Sha’Carri Richardson taunted USA Track and Field for removing her from the Tokyo Olympics as punishment for failing a marijuana drug test, tweeting ‘Missing me yet?’ on Friday after the mixed relay team was temporarily disqualified.
via: Complex
She’s since appeared in a Beats commercial soundtracked by new Kanye West music, but she’s unfortunately still not taking part in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. In a tweet shared on Friday, Richardson appeared to ruffle a few feathers with a simple question regarding her absence.
“Missing me yet?” she wrote to a mixed response. Some expressed their support for her, calling her a shoe-in to win the races she was originally set to take part in, while others felt her competition would fare better. Of particular note, supporters of Jamaica’s Olympic team are happier with Richardson not at the Olympics solely by virtue of them having a better chance of winning that way.
Missing me yet?
— Sha’Carri Richardson (@itskerrii) July 30, 2021
Some also criticized her for having the audacity to ask the question, though. “Was she planning to exert all her energy in the heats?!” wrote one Twitter user, who got a reply from Richardson herself.
“If you don’t like what I tweet you can definitely unfollow me,” she wrote. “If you choose to think of all my tweets as petty and shady then you should unfollow me showing your own character but you don’t use my tweets to do it. … Have a day.”
If you don’t like what I tweet you can definitely unfollow me. If you choose to think of all my tweets as petty and shady then you should unfollow me showing your own character but don’t use my tweets to do it ???have a day. https://t.co/3BBgy9mkjA
— Sha’Carri Richardson (@itskerrii) July 30, 2021
— Sha’Carri Richardson (@itskerrii) July 30, 2021
Even retired four-time Olympic gold medalist sprinter Michael Johnson chimed in. “This is an interesting tweet sent on the day we see the women in Toko running blazing fast times in the prelims to making the women’s 100 final look like it could be one of the greatest with who’s here,” he wrote.
As reported early in July, the 21-year-old sprinter tested positive for a prohibited substance during June’s U.S. Olympic Trials, where she landed a spot on Team USA. It was later confirmed that she had tested positive for THC, and was given a one-month suspension for her marijuana use. She admitted she smoked weed because she was “blinded by emotions” in the wake of her mother’s death.
Check out reactions to her tweet below.
This is an interesting tweet sent on the day we see the women in Tokyo running blazing fast times in the prelims to making the women’s 100 final look like it could be one of the greatest with who’s here. https://t.co/wVZAfxqHEY
— Michael Johnson (@MJGold) July 30, 2021
Sha’Carri Richardson is a national treasure https://t.co/4BwUH7tgs3
— Karl Marx, Famous Babylonian (@rosiebuttoncups) July 30, 2021
— INSPIRE (@inspire_sss) July 30, 2021
Nah ,Think we aight pic.twitter.com/KlcWc2Z6Sg
— Rendezvou$ ? (@1trisdon) July 30, 2021
Not you hating from outside the club sis ? we trying to support you but this is giving out very much bitter and going out sad vibes
— E (@Yokooonodope) July 30, 2021
We do! You should be in Japan! I am sorry we have such stupid, outdated rules. :-(
— bnzoot (@carolereardon13) July 30, 2021
Yes, but your time to shine is still ahead.
— Girlnerd (@holdmypepsi) July 30, 2021
Most of the people coming at you couldn’t run 15 feet. You are a star. Ignore the haters – they WANT to get under your skin. Don’t let them! ?? #TeamUSA #TokyoOlympics
— Sally Cox (@kreatable) July 30, 2021
Rules are rules. As much as I love you. Same rules governs everyone. No need playing victims. Be a team players and cheer them on.
— nsmnews (@nsmupdate) July 30, 2021
Somebody said sumn? https://t.co/8HUAY00Ldr pic.twitter.com/aRepTLMywe
— Thoths Will (@_RickBarr) July 30, 2021
Let the girl live.
