Sha’Carri Richardson sends defiant message to rivals as the American intends to write off the wrongs in 2025.
Olympic 100m silver medallist Sha’Carri Richardson believes she knows her place in sprints and won’t be scared of whatever her rivals talk about.
In a strong message to her fans, the reigning world champion shared a video on her X platform, formerly Twitter, of her dominant performance at the 2023 World Championships, Budapest, Hungary.
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Richardson was a class act in Budapest, silencing a stacked field that had Shericka Jackson and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce in a new championships record time of 10.65 seconds. In the video, the American who ran 10.75 seconds to break the 100m collegiate record at the NCAA Division I Championships to become one of the fastest women in history at 19 years old, said: “People will be quick to tell you: “You need to learn your place” So I did. It’s first.”
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The sprint queen ran a new personal best of 10.72 seconds in April 2021 to become the sixth-fastest woman of all time (at the time) and the fourth-fastest American woman in history. The 24-year-old is one of the most popular sprinters in the world with a large following on social media.
Despite settling for silver in Paris where she was favorite for gold, her time of 10.71 was her fastest in 2024. In the women’s 4×100 relay, Richardson ran the race’s anchor leg; after a shaky handoff from teammate Gabrielle Thomas, Richardson propelled the U.S. women from third place to first, clinching her first Olympic gold medal.
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Before crossing the finish line, Richardson turned her head to stare down her closest competitors in one of the game’s iconic moments.
Richardson began her 2024 season competing in the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, Oregon in May, winning in a time of 10.83 seconds. Coincidentally, Elaine Thompson-Herah, the winner of this Diamond League meeting in 2021, finished in last place with a time of 11.30 seconds.
After coming second in Paris, Richardson will hope to get the better of Julien Alfred in a bid to defend her title at the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo. The pair will rekindle their rivalry in Japan’s capital and Richardson will be keen to retain the title although it won’t be smooth-sailing.
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