Sha’Carri Richardson has put her rivals on notice, maintaining that she has become even better after the long off season and is ready to dominate the busy 2025 calendar.
World 100m champion Sha’Carri Richardson is gearing up for another gruelling season following her exploits last year at the Paris Olympic Games.
The American, who was favorite to win the 100m in the French capital, came second in the finals dominated by Saint Lucia’s finest Julien Alfred.
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Despite the disappointment and missing her objectives of the Olympic gold, the sprinter remains undettered in her pursuit for more success in 2025.
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In an Instagram post, the Olympic 100m silver medallist has put her rivals to notice, warning them that they have to be worried about who she is becoming, since there’s more to come from her going forward.
“They better be worried about who I’m becoming, not who I was,” she posted. Perhaps Richardson’s immediate target is to underline that she’s still the best female sprinter in the world despite the Olympics blip.
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The 24-year-old who rose to fame in 2019 as a freshman at Louisiana State University, running 10.75 seconds to break the 100m collegiate record at the NCAA Division I Championships, will look to reclaim her world title in this year’s edition set for September, Tokyo, Japan.
Richardson began her 2024 season competing in the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, Oregon in May, winning in a time of 10.83 seconds. The Nike-sponsored athlete then defended her title in the women’s 100-meter sprint event at the 2024 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon, winning the final in 10.71 seconds, and qualifying for the Olympics.
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At the Olympics 100m Richardson finished second behind Julien Alfred, who had a faster start out of the blocks and never relinquished her lead. Richardson however, redeemed herself by earning her first-ever gold in the quadrennial show in relays.
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. Before crossing the finish line, Richardson turned her head to stare down her closest competitors in one of the game’s iconic moments
