Exclusive-Athletics-Bolt tells Richardson to refocus and return after cannabis ban

Eight-time Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt said he hopes American sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson can"refocus" and get back on the track after she completes a one-month ban following a positive test for cannabis.

FILE PHOTO: Usain Bolt of Jamaica looks at Andre De Grasse of Canada as they compete in the 2016 Rio Olympics, Men's 100m Semifinals at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 14, 2016. /REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach/File PhotoKINGSTON, Jamaica: Eight-time Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt said he hopes American sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson can"refocus" and get back on the track after she completes a one-month ban following a positive test for cannabis.

“Hopefully she can learn from this and just push on,” Bolt told Reuters when asked about the American’s failed test for the banned substance, which cost her a spot on the U.S. team for the Olympics in Tokyo.“I know she has gone through a lot, you understand, but I hope she can refocus and just push on and do her best because she looks like a really talented athlete,” he added."I’ve always explained to people that the rules are the rules.

Cannabis is banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency but if athletes can prove that ingestion is unrelated to performance, then a suspension of three months rather than the usual two or four years is imposed.If an athlete is willing to undertake an approved treatment programme in collaboration with their national anti-doping body, then the ban can be reduced to one month.

Richardson was aiming to become the first American woman to win the Olympic 100m title since Gail Devers in 1996 after posting 10.72 seconds in April - one of her five runs under 11 seconds this season.

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