Sha’Carri Richardson never made it to the start, let alone the finish, of the 200 meters at the last Olympic trials. At these trials, even in the opening round of what’s really her second-best race, she flashed another glimpse of the kind of sprinter who has emerged from all that trouble three years ago.
Sha’Carri Richardson wins a heat in the women’s 200-meter run during the U.S. Track and Field Olympic Team Trials Thursday, June 27, 2024, in Eugene , Ore. Sha’Carri Richardson wins a heat in the women’s 200-meter run during the U.S. Track and Field Olympic Team Trials Thursday, June 27, 2024, in Eugene , Ore. Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone wins a heat in the women’s 400-meter hurdles during the U.S. Track and Field Olympic Team Trials Thursday, June 27, 2024, in Eugene , Ore.
“It’s just focusing in on executing the curve and making the straightaway much easier,” said Richardson, whose trials came to an abrupt halt three years ago when she tested positive for marijuana after winning the 100. “I feel like I did that excellent but I always have room for improvement.” As for the warm welcomes she’s been receiving from the Hayward Field crowd over her long stay in Eugene, she said she was grateful.
Maybe the most interesting news in the sprint game Thursday came out of Jamaica, where Kishane Thompson ran 9.82 in the opening round of that country’s national championships; Lyles won his 100 at U.S. trials in 9.83.Last time she raced on the track at Hayward Field, McLaughlin-Levrone set the world record . This time, she ran 53.07 for her opening round of the 400 hurdles, which might not seem that great, but that’s time that would have won the Olympic gold medal in 2016.
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