There's like three threads adjacent to this one on why track isnt more popular. Maybe turned off more than a few with seemingly useless and draconian rules
There are plenty of very popular and lucrative sports that are WADA signatories including the most popular of all FIFA.
according to the wind calculator, that's worth a 10.80 at +2.0 or a 10.90 in still conditions. either way it's a great run at such a low key meet -- funny how so many dismissed her from her DNSes and 11.3 opener but she's rounding into form just in time.
at first I thought she would make the team but not be a medal threat. then after Pre where she beat Jackson it seems like silver could be hers for the taking. beating Thompson will still be tough but with Thompson getting older and Sha'Carri improving by so much every race, I think it's a possibility now.
great this is all her dumb fans need to believe she can win something. Shes still only a 10.9x runner. Calm yo selves.
Why are you so upset? LOL.
She's a 10.72 runner but since you're a fan of "Basic" conversions don't forget she ran 10.77 (-1.2) or a 10.69 "Basic" last May which in terms of quality was as fast as anything Elaine and Shelly had run upto that point. Unfortunately, her season was interrupted so we didn't get to see her full potential in Tokyo. This is just her 3rd race of the season so give it time....she's not there yet but at her best Sha'Carri's a Gold medal contender.
In all seriousness, depending on the angle of the torso, where the volume is located at the time of the photo finish, and judgment of the presiding official, it is conceivable that this could give her a photo-finish edge in an otherwise tie.
Love to see her story have a happy ending, do feel the pot thing was beyond stupid, dudes who drink with dumb rules like that sucks. Pot.......really?
The girl would be good for the sport she looks the part.
This has always been a terrible argument. She knew the rules and nevertheless chose to break them because she disagreed with the rules (and marijuana was apparently more important to her than competing in the Olympics which just blows my mind). But that’s not what professionals do. We don’t pick and choose what rules we agree and disagree with. And if you disagree with a rule advocate for change, don’t just be a whiny infant about it.
I agree with marijuana bans generally being silly but we live in a society where we have to follow the rules that are agreed upon. Until the rules change they are to be followed whether we like them or we don’t like them.
1) she never whined about this rule, you just made that up. She admitted everything imeediately, and she took full responsibility, and handled her suspension gracefully.
2) she chose to break the rules because she decided to medicate with marijuana when her mother just died, not because "she disagreed with them" and not because "marijuana was apparently more important to her than competing in the Olympics" again you are making things up.
While I respect your position about "rules are the rules", please don't make up things that didn't happen.
Honestly, I don't know if marijuana should be banned or not. What very few people are talking about is that marijuana used to be banned because its presence in the system (at least used to) make it harder to detect other drugs. It was never about the pot, It was a masking agent. I doubt it is still an effective masking agent, but there isn't much science on this from what I can tell.
This has always been a terrible argument. She knew the rules and nevertheless chose to break them because she disagreed with the rules (and marijuana was apparently more important to her than competing in the Olympics which just blows my mind). But that’s not what professionals do. We don’t pick and choose what rules we agree and disagree with. And if you disagree with a rule advocate for change, don’t just be a whiny infant about it.
I agree with marijuana bans generally being silly but we live in a society where we have to follow the rules that are agreed upon. Until the rules change they are to be followed whether we like them or we don’t like them.
1) she never whined about this rule, you just made that up. She admitted everything imeediately, and she took full responsibility, and handled her suspension gracefully.
2) she chose to break the rules because she decided to medicate with marijuana when her mother just died, not because "she disagreed with them" and not because "marijuana was apparently more important to her than competing in the Olympics" again you are making things up.
While I respect your position about "rules are the rules", please don't make up things that didn't happen.
Honestly, I don't know if marijuana should be banned or not. What very few people are talking about is that marijuana used to be banned because its presence in the system (at least used to) make it harder to detect other drugs. It was never about the pot, It was a masking agent. I doubt it is still an effective masking agent, but there isn't much science on this from what I can tell.
Not true at all….there’s no published peer-reviewed study that proves pot can be used as masking agent….that’s just a popular conspiracy theory.
Setting up for a very good World Championship as of now. Not all comments will be encouraging. But her owning up to her positive for Marijuana and serving her suspension did earn some respect.
It's not like she had a choice.
Is it only black female athletes that don't have choices? I don't understand why you would claim that she didn't have a choice yet a white female athlete seem to have many choices as the day is long, even getting owners of this site to push continuing idiotic stories of innocence; and correct me if I am wrong, even raising funds for ridiculous defense of the indefensible. Is that one of those entitlement things?
As least Sha'carri was woman enough to say I did it and took her punishment.
PEDs aren't the only banned substances. Remember WADA is a global code, and relatively small amounts of weed possession will get long prison sentences in many parts of the world. In Singapore for example you'd be looking at up to 10 years and a $20k fine for possession.
Weed should be banned for its stink alone. It is so freaking disgusting.
1) she never whined about this rule, you just made that up. She admitted everything imeediately, and she took full responsibility, and handled her suspension gracefully.
2) she chose to break the rules because she decided to medicate with marijuana when her mother just died, not because "she disagreed with them" and not because "marijuana was apparently more important to her than competing in the Olympics" again you are making things up.
While I respect your position about "rules are the rules", please don't make up things that didn't happen.
Honestly, I don't know if marijuana should be banned or not. What very few people are talking about is that marijuana used to be banned because its presence in the system (at least used to) make it harder to detect other drugs. It was never about the pot, It was a masking agent. I doubt it is still an effective masking agent, but there isn't much science on this from what I can tell.
Not true at all….there’s no published peer-reviewed study that proves pot can be used as masking agent….that’s just a popular conspiracy theory.
I said used to be, and literally the same thing you just did, that there isn't much science on the topic. All I said is that this was the original reason why it was added to the list and that there isn't much evidence for it.
This has always been a terrible argument. She knew the rules and nevertheless chose to break them because she disagreed with the rules (and marijuana was apparently more important to her than competing in the Olympics which just blows my mind). But that’s not what professionals do. We don’t pick and choose what rules we agree and disagree with. And if you disagree with a rule advocate for change, don’t just be a whiny infant about it.
I agree with marijuana bans generally being silly but we live in a society where we have to follow the rules that are agreed upon. Until the rules change they are to be followed whether we like them or we don’t like them.
1) she never whined about this rule, you just made that up. She admitted everything imeediately, and she took full responsibility, and handled her suspension gracefully.
2) she chose to break the rules because she decided to medicate with marijuana when her mother just died, not because "she disagreed with them" and not because "marijuana was apparently more important to her than competing in the Olympics" again you are making things up.
While I respect your position about "rules are the rules", please don't make up things that didn't happen.
Honestly, I don't know if marijuana should be banned or not. What very few people are talking about is that marijuana used to be banned because its presence in the system (at least used to) make it harder to detect other drugs. It was never about the pot, It was a masking agent. I doubt it is still an effective masking agent, but there isn't much science on this from what I can tell.
You’re not remembering some of what happened right after the incident, especially on social media, but sure, spin whatever narrative you want to make someone that is a terrible role model for our sport look a little bit better I guess.
Further, we know these things are indisputably true, in addition to a tirade of tweets in which Sha’Carri implied she was in trouble for being black rather than taking responsibility (both right after the incident as well as a a few during the Olympics), some of which you can still look up and haven’t been deleted:
1. She used marijuana.
2. She used marijuana at a time leading up to the Olympic Trials.
3. She knew or should have known she would be drug tested.
4. She knew or should have known marijuana can be detected in a drug test.
5. She knew or should have known a positive test this close to the trials or the games could put her Olympic status in jeopardy.
6. She knew or should have known marijuana is still illegal under federal law, and refusal to abide by the law, regardless of how silly the law is, may subject to her to criminal liability. Fortunately for all, I don’t believe she was arrested.
7. We can draw a reasonable inference that based on all of things being indisputably true, that she made a conscious choice that using marijuana and accepting the risks of that use was more important to her at that point in time than going to Tokyo
Again, I’m not sure that putting someone on a podium that cares more about drug use than their duties as a professional athlete is good for our sport. It really doesn’t matter whether you think marijuana should be legal or not. It certainly wouldn’t be better than someone who chooses to get raging drunk right before a big competition and has a terrible performance because of it.
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