Sha’Carri Richardson shocked the world with her blazing speed at the World Athletics Championships. In her debut, the Dallas native won the gold medal in the 100 meters, setting a world championship record and tying for the fifth-fastest woman over 100 meters in history. Sha’Carri Richardson Makes Her Speedy Debut In Budapest On Monday, August […]
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Richardson was in Hungary for the World Athletic Championships where she won a gold medal in spectacular fashion in the women’s 100-meter final in record time for the event. She raced past her opponents for a World Athletic Championships best time of 10.65 seconds.
Richardson is shown toward the end of the sprint waving her hand toward the crowd in acknowledgment that she was about to win.
In a video posted to social media alleged that Richardson only spoke with a Black reporter before walking past a group of other members of the media and simply telling them, “No, thank you.”
Many users on social media accounts posted the video accompanied by the following message:
Sha’Carri didn’t stop to talk to ANY of the media, saying, “No, thank you!” She ONLY stopped to talk to these black journalists!
Thoughts?
“No, thank you!”
Sha’Carri didn’t stop to talk to ANY of the media, saying, “No, thank you!” She ONLY stopped to talk to these black journalists!
#NoThankYou #ShaCarri pic.twitter.com/9MEI9myLUP
— Unconventional Voices of Track & Field (@VoicesofTnF) August 21, 2023
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Sha’Carri Richardson won a gold medal at the world championships in the 100-meter race. The 23-year-old won in 10.65 seconds over Jamaica’s Shericka Jackson and five-time world champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce. Richardon’s statement capped the win: “I’m not back. I’m better.”
This is the first major win for Richardson since she tested positive for marijuana after Olympic trials in Eugene, Oregon, didn’t allow for her to compete in Tokyo. What followed was a run of criticism from fans, competitors, and more. Following the win on Monday, Richardson stated, “I would say, ‘Never give up.”
She added, “Never allow media, never allow outsiders, never allow anything but yourself and your faith define who you are. I would say, ‘Always fight. No matter what, fight.’”
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Sha’Carri Richardson is officially a world champion. Earlier today the track and field star nabbed first place in the 100m event. Her first race of 2023 happened back in April. In that race she ran a 10.57, the 4th fastest time ever recorded during the women’s 100m event. In her winning run earlier today she once again turned in an impressive time of 10.65. That time was perhaps even more impressive, as it represents the record time ever run in a championship race.
Richardson first rose to fame when she was suspended just a few weeks before the 2020 Olympics. Her positive test for a banned substance and resulting suspension was roundly criticized and she became a vocal critic of the IOC in the years following. During the 2022 Olympics, a white athlete was allowed to compete despite failing a drug test. That reignited criticism for the IOC both from and on behalf of Richardson. She will get her next opportunity to race for Olympic gold in the 2024 event.
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Earlier this year Sha’Carri Richardson called out ESPN and the ESPY Awards for their neglect of both her career year and track & field athletes at large. “The ESPYS invited me when my life was in shambles as if I was a charity case. The disrespect that track & field receives in the USA alone is nasty. Half of the athletes there now could not do what we do on our WORST day,” she said in a scathing tweet. The post attracted the attention of many athletes and fans of sports that don’t get the same conventional representation as others.
Richardson has had a number of successful events since the 2020 Olympics and her controversial suspension. In the months following she will continue to look towards Olympic tryouts with her eyes set on eventually competing in next year’s Olympic games. What do you think of Sha’Carri Richardson winning the world championship in women’s 100m and breaking the championship race record? Let us know in the comment section below.
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Track star Sha’Carri Richardson took to social media to voice her disappointment and frustration with ESPN for not extending to her an invitation to the 2023 ESPY Awards. She accused ESPN of previously portraying her as a “charity case” and emphasized the exceptional skill and dedication required in her discipline. Sha’Carri Richardson Says Track & […]
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Last night the most talked about athletes from the sports world gathered for the ESPY Awards. From LBbron confirming his 21st NBA season to Damar Hamlin’s emotional speech, the who’s who was on deck for this huge sports event.
While everyone was talking about Lil Wayne’s epic ‘A Milli’ performance—Track and Field star Sha’Carri Richardson revealed she was not invited to the event and feels disrespected,
Sha’Carri wrote:
The ESPYS invited me when my life was in shambles as if I was a charity case. The disrespect that track & field receives in the USA alone is nasty. Half of the athletes there now could not do what we do on our WORST day. #espys
In case you missed Lil Wayne’s performance watch below.
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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’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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U.S. track and field star Sha’Carri Richardson has taken to social media to call out American Airlines for her experience on a recent flight. The track star claims a flight attendant was “harassing” her. Trouble Onboard Texan track star Sha’Carri Richardson who ran a record of 10.64 in the 100-meter race at the 2021 Olympic […]
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Travelling via plane lately has been anything but easy for a number of reasons. Around the holidays, poor weather and planning left countless people stranded at airports across the country. Now, even celebrities seem to be having trouble on planes. Specifically, several stars are facing issues while boarding American Airlines flights.
Most recently, Sha’Carri Richardson was taken off a flight after an altercation with an attendant. On Saturday (January 21) footage from the moment she was allegedly threatened by a man she refers to as “John” began making rounds.
Dallas Track Star Sha’Carri Richardson Kicked Off American Airline Flight By Racist Flight Attendant And Got Threatened.
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— Poetik Flakko (@FlakkoPoetik) January 21, 2023
“Tell me if I’ll be wrong to pursue legal actions against [American Airlines],” the 22-year-old wrote in her caption. “Not only did the man threaten me, but also an innocent bystander who simply just wanted a picture with me. At the beginning of the video, you can hear a Caucasian male state that he ‘doesn’t give a F as a man that [a] male flight attendant is intimidating a woman.’”
Richardson further explained, “Also the captain not doing anything to help the situation and this flight attendant has applause when I exited the plane. I’m pretty serious the disrespect would not have happened if I was one of them.”
As Yahoo Sports reports, before leaving the plane she got off the phone at John’s request. She later told him that she “didn’t like the tone he used.” Afterward, he apparently continued to look at her phone, later demanding that she show him. In one video, she records herself, talking about going on a vacation. The attendant’s face suddenly appears in the frame and seemingly reaches in her direction.
Track star Sha’Carri #Richardson was kicked off a @AmericanAir flight for arguing with Flight Attendant and recorded the whole incident.
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Ashley
PATRIOT FOR
FREEDOM (@AshleyWeis4) January 22, 2023
“I’m recording me but you jumped in my video, so I caught you because you jumped in my video,” Richardson tells him. “You’re harassing me at this point, so I think you should stop.”
As the footage of the tense dispute continues to circulate online, Odell Beckham Jr. was quick to drop by the comment section. As you may recall, he went through a similar situation while flying with the same airline.
At the end of November, he was escorted off a Miami flight after attendants claimed he was “in and out of consciousness.” In response to Richardson’s post, he wrote, “TELL ME [YOU GOT] KICKED OFF THE AMERICAN FLIGHT FOR NO REASON.“
In other news, late last year Gillie Da King also called out American Airlines for racially profiling him. At the time, the entertainer was facing accusations of carrying illegal narcotics.
Read what the Streets actor had to say about the situation here, and check back later for more pop culture updates.
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Earlier this month track star Sha’Carri Richardson came forward claiming she had been in a mentally and physically abusive relationship with a Jamaican athlete.
Sha’Carri’s alleged abuser speaks out and says Sha’Carri was the aggressor.
In an interview conducted on Instagram Live Janeek Brown admits her relationship with Sha’Carri became physical one time, but insists she is the one who was trying to leave. Janeek also claims Sha’Carri was abusive towards her as well.
“I admit I was abusive once that there is physical evidence of” she said with seemingly little to no remorse. “And we moved on…I was trying to move on and we still got nowhere,” Brown continued.
In the Instagram live, Brown said she couldn’t speak to the relationship between Richardson and her own family saying, “that’s between them.”
Brown also insinuates that Richardson’s decision to speak on the situation is “clout chasing,” and goes on to call her a “chickenhead.”
Watch below.
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