American sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson won her first Olympic medal in the women’s 100 meters at the Paris Games on Friday.
American sprinter and reigning World champion Sha’Carri Richardson won her first Olympic medal in the women’s 100 meters at the Paris Games on Friday, taking home silver with a time of 10.87 seconds. Richardson was defeated by Saint Lucia's Julien Alfred, who finished with a time of 10.72 seconds. Fellow American Melissa Jefferson came in third, earning the bronze medal with a time of 10.92.
sprinter Twanisha Terry also qualified for Friday's final, finishing fifth in the final with a time of 10.97. Richardson did not compete against two-time Olympic champion and eight-time Olympic medalist Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce of Jamaica after she shockingly pulled out of the event just moments before her semifinal heat. No immediate reason for withdrawing was given. The 37-year-old earlier announced that this would be her final Olympic Games.
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