There is no grace for Black women at the 2021 Olympics.

On Thursday, the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency announced that 21-year-old ShaCarri Richardson will be placed on a 30-day suspension after she tested positive for THC, the psychoactive compound in marijuana. This disqualifies her from competing in the 100-meter race, in which she conquered her opponents, became the fastest woman in America and earned her instant stardom.

Richardson apologized Friday on the Today show and revealed that in an interview during the U.S. Olympic trials in Oregon, a state where recreational weed is legal, a reporter informed her that her biological mother had died. She said to hear the news come from a complete stranger was triggering. That, in addition to the pressure to perform, led her to ingest weed.

I still have to go out and put out a performance for my dream, go out there and still compete, she said on Today. From there, just blinded by emotions, just blinded by hurting. I knew I couldnt hide myself. In some type of way, I was just trying to hide my pain.

Richardson will undergo a treatment program, and her trial results in the 100-meter race will be disqualified. Her suspension ends on July 28, two days before the Summer Olympics track and field meet begins. If the track officials choose, she could still be able to participate in the 4x100-meter relay.

If that werent enough, Christine Mboma and Beatrice Masilingi of Namibia were withdrawn Friday from the 400-meter race as the World Athletics governing body deemed them ineligible for the womens competition for having a natural high testosterone level, according to the Namibia Olympic Committee.

In a statement , the committee said that neither Mboma nor Masilingi, both 18, their families or coaches were aware prior to them taking medical tests for athletes with differences of sexual development. World Athletics implemented the rule in 2019; it affected Caster Semenya of South Africa, Francine Niyonsaba of Burundi, Margaret Wambui of Kenya and Aminatou Seyni of Niger that year.

The news of their restrictions comes just two days after Mboma set an under-20 world record and the seventh-fastest time ever recorded by a woman in the 400m race in Poland. At 48.54 seconds, it was her personal best and the fastest time recorded in the world this year. Masilingis record at a race in April, at 49.53 seconds, is the third-fastest time recorded in the event this year.

Though they are barred from competing in the 400m race, they will be able to compete in the 100m and 200m races.

Folks may chalk the penalties Richardson, Mboma, Masilingi and other Black women are facing at this years Olympics up to not abiding by the rules, but this is deeper than that. For starters, sporting rules are almost never created with Black womens unique experiences or advancement in mind. The rule that judges these women based on their testosterone levels came after Semenyas 2009 performance, when she ran so fast she was misgendered and suspected of cheating. The International Association of Athletics Federations, now known as World Athletics, performed an intensive investigation that included sex verification tests . Though she was able to compete and won the 800m gold medal that year, Semenyas battle has now become Mbomas and Masilingis battle as they are blocked from competing in the 400m by this rule.