World 100 metres champion Sha'Carri Richardson launches her quest for Olympic redemption on Friday as she aims to book her ticket to next month's Paris Games three years after a positive marijuana test saw her kicked off the US team for Tokyo.But her dreams of Olympic gold were left in ruins after it emerged she had tested positive for marijuana, earning her a one-month suspension which ruled her out of Tokyo.
US athletics great Michael Johnson on Tuesday announced the launch of a new track league which will see the "best of the best" compete against each other at four elite meetings every year from 2025.And at the core of Grand Slam Track is the best of the best athletes, only the fastest, competing head to head against one another four times a year," Johnson said.
The Brownlee family, who have collectively won three gold, one silver and a bronze medal in the Olympic triathlon, will not be represented at a summer Games for the first time in 20 years.