Sha’Carri Richardson Ran A 10.88 To Win Her Heat At US Olympic Trials With An Untied Shoe

Sha’Carri Richardson Ran A 10.88 To Win Her Heat At US Olympic Trials With An Untied Shoe

Uproxx - News·2024-06-22 21:01

The U.S. Olympic Team Trials for track and field got underway on Friday night in Eugene, Oregon, and the biggest name on track for the evening was the current world champion in the 100 meter dash, Sha’Carri Richardson.

Richardson ran a 10.65 second race in Budapest last August, becoming the fifth fastest woman in history and the first U.S. woman to win a world championship gold in the 100 meters since 2017. That performance meant Richardson arrived at U.S. Trials with lofty expectations, as she looks to become the first American woman to win Olympic gold since 1996 (Marion Jones’ 2000 gold was stripped due to testing positive for PEDs).

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