Did a Burrito Cost an American Runner Her Olympic Dream?

Shelby Houlihan, who was hoping to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics, blamed a pork burrito for a positive drug test that resulted in a four-year suspension.Credit...Jasper Jacobs/Agence France-Presse, via Belga/Afp Via Getty ImagesYears of training and preparation to reach the Tokyo Olympics are out the window for Shelby Houlihan, an American runner, because of a positive drug test.

She says a pork burrito is to blame.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld a four-year suspension that took effect on Monday for Houlihan, who holds American records for 1,500- and 5,000-meter races and tested positive for the anabolic steroid nandrolone. The court’s move finalized a decision that worked its way…