As Sha'Carri Richardson prepares to make her long-awaited Olympic debut, here's a look at the American sprinter's road to redemption after heartbreak in 2021.
PARIS -- Moments after her final 100-meter run at the 2024 U.S. track and field Olympic trials earlier this summer, Sha'Carri Richardson delivered a thoughtful self-reflection that perfectly encapsulated her current outlook on life and competition.
Richardson is convinced the woman she has become away from the track in the past three years has created every bit of the dominant force she has been on it. A positive test for marijuana while she was at the trials forced Team USA and the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency to adhere to the monthlong ban outlined in the World Anti-Doping Agency's rules. The suspension kept her from competing in the Olympics. And although shein time for relay events, Richardson was kept out of the American relay pool, and thus missed the entire Games.for having ingested cannabis while at the U.S.
Indeed, she did. While she didn't outpace her previous world-leading time, those 10.82 seconds were enough for a gold medal and a spot in the world championships a month later. But halfway through the race, Richardson propelled forward, rising from the back of the pack. As the leaders neared the line, Richardson suddenly snuck just ahead, claiming the victory and doing so in an incredible time.Richardson set a new personal best at the 2023 World Athletics Championships with a time of 10.65 seconds to bypass Shericka Jackson and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce for a gold medal. For a few minutes after the race, Richardson walked around one end of the track in a daze.
All Richardson had to do was sprint at a commanding, comfortable speed, hold the lead and stave off the world championships' 200-meter winner from Jamaica, Shericka Jackson. Not an easy task, but one With their preexisting relationship cemented, Nike and Richardson agreed in December to a reported five-year, $20 million deal that put her in rarified air among sponsored track athletes.
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