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Sha’Carri Richardson Adds Another 100M Title To 2023 Haul

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A week after being crowned world champion, Sha’Carri Richardson has continued her winning ways. The 23-year-old dominated the 100m event at the Diamond League meet in Zurich. While she wasn’t as dominant as she was in Budapest, she still recorded a winning time of 10.88. Jamaica earned a silver-bronze tandem behind Richardson thanks to Natasha Morrison and Elaine Thompson-Herah. While Thompson-Herah did not participate in the event at the World Championships, Zurich was a bounce back for Morrison. The 30-year-old finished 12th, failing to qualify for the medal race.

“I am feeling really good being able to finish this season as fast as I can,” Richardson said after the race. “I am definitely grateful, and I am excited with the way this season is going. Honestly, just knowing that my training has gotten me here – physically training, mentally training, emotionally training myself – to understand what it takes to finish an entire season and beyond the World Championships.” Furthermore, the 0.12-second win once again cements Richardson’s status as the gold medal favorite for Paris next summer.

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Can Anyone Catch Sha’Carri Richardson?

The win in Switzerland marked Richardson’s third Diamond League title of the season, following wins in Doha and Silesia. However, the tight schedule eases up somewhat for Richardson. After Worlds and Zurich 10 days apart, Richardson won’t have a 100m race until the final meet in Oregon in mid-September. A lot can happen between now and the Olympics next summer. However, Richardson has set herself up as the fastest woman in the world this year and the person to beat next summer.

However, she wasn’t the only American taking gold in Zurich. Noah Lyles, who earned a sprint treble in Budapest, also came away with a 200m gold in Switzerland. Of course, Lyles is now better known after making statements in which he mocked the US’ liberal use of “world champions” when discussing regional sporting titles. “It is business as usual,” Lyles said. “Everybody wants to beat me and everybody wants the cake and the crown, but I am not giving it to them.”

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Sha’Carri Richardson Records Scorching Time In First 2023 Win

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Sha’Carri Richardson must be seen to be believed when on the running track. At 15 years old, she was already running a sub-13 second 100m sprint. Four years later, she was taking home an NCAA title with a 10.75 second time. Richardson turned pro after the 2019 collegiate season, turning her attention to the 2020 Olympics. Even with the Olympics delayed for a year due to the pandemic, Richardson was a heavy favorite for the 100m event. She was meant to be the next great American sprinter.

However, Richardson is better known for the scandal that surrounded her ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Richardson was suspended just weeks before the 2020 Olympics after testing positive for a banned substance. She then became a vocal critic of the IOC, pointing to the fact that at the 2022 Winter Olympics, a white athlete was allowed to compete despite a failed drug test. Richardson received praise and condemnation in equal measure as she remained in the spotlight. Despite the attention, which often skewed heavily negative, Richardson has never stopped running.

Richardson Sets New PB in Florida Race

Richardson’s first on-track appearance of 2023 came at the Miramar Invitational in Florida, where she also rocked some bright pink hair. In the heats, Richardson ran a 10.75, .03 seconds slower than her personal best. That easily put her into the Winner’s Final, where she proceeded to obliterate her previous personal best. Winning the race by nearly three-tenths of a second, Richardson’s recorded time was 10.57 seconds. That lowered her personal best, set at the same track in 2021, by .15 seconds. Furthermore, Richardson’s run will enter the history books as the third-fastest women’s 100m run of all time. She only trails long-standing record holder Florence Griffith-Joyner as well as Elaine Thompson-Herah.

With such success in her first race of the year, Richardson’s season has gotten off to a great start. Her appearances will likely increase in frequency, especially with the 2024 Paris Olympics on the horizon. Having had her first shot at Olympic success snatched away, Richardson will likely be eager to earn her spot at the US trials next February. But for now, she can bask in the glory of a truly historic start to her season.

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