Complaints regarding Olympic rules continue as more Black athletes find themselves disqualified from races or unwelcome to compete thanks to the Olympic’s outdated rules.

Sha’Carri Richardson has made national headlines after testing positive for THC and being suspended from competition. The rule bars her from competing in her signature event, the 100-meter race, during the Tokyo Olympics. This is the case despite THC not being a performance-enhancing drug and its legal medicinal use across the globe. The Olympics’ drug policy seems to be a continuation of the inherently racist war on drugs that villianizes people of color, sending a message that the enforcement of racially targeted policies is moral. Richardson was coping with the news of her mother’s passing. Millions of other people face unjust consequences and discrimination for drugs used in their private lives. If the offense had been alcohol, Richardson’s reaction to her mother’s death would have been met with empathy. When policies respond differently to equivlent actions, it becomes clear that these policies are singling out specific racial groups.

If the discrimination against Black individuals in the Olympics was not obvious enough, look no further than the ban on afro swim caps for competitors. The international federation that makes the rules for competitive swimming was recently given the chance to approve a swim cap designed by Black people, specifically made to suit natural Black hair in the water. The opportunity was turned down, and demonstrates the federation’s unwillingness to welcome Black swimmers. Instead of fighting against racial exclusion, the federation said that the caps do not “fit the natural form of the head.” The federation is implying that the needs of black women to protect their hair is “unnatural,” and that white competitors are more worthy of this kind of protection. While other swim caps are available for natural Black hair they are difficult to find and create a sense of exclusion for members of the black and minority ethnic community.

It’s time for the Olympics to enter the 21st century like the rest of us.