Alexis Ohanian, the founder of the Athlos
women’s-only track event, has articulated the parallels between Sha’Carri Richardson’s narrative and his own, while conveying his respect for the sprinter.
The man behind the recent Athlos women’s-only track event, Alexis Ohanian, has expressed his appreciation for Sha’Carri Richardson and how their stories are similar. After winning the gold medal at the 2023 World Championships, Richardson is currently regarded as one of the best sprinters in the world, but her road to the top wasn’t without difficulties. She qualified for the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics by winning the trials, but she was denied entry after a drug test proved she had used cannabis. She explained after her one-month suspension that she utilized it as a coping mechanism for the pressure of qualifying for the Olympics while grieving her mother’s passing.
