Richardson enters the Olympics as the favorite to win the first U.S. gold in the women’s 100 meters since 1996.
Sha'Carri Richardson wins a heat women's 200-meter semi-finals during the U.S. Track and Field Olympic Team Trials Friday, June 28, 2024, in Eugene, Ore., but, like anyone who might beat the world’s fastest woman at anything, it’s not by much. The difference between what we know of these famous Texans is another story. Biles is an open book by comparison. In the race against her inquisitors, Sha’Carri laps the field.
“Everything I am, it’s because of that strong, wise Black woman,” she said. “Everything. I mean, I’ve been blessed, because I’ve had other people in my life who have helped me along. But the foundation, that’s her.”, which captured Sha’Carri at her bubbly best, noted a whiff of guarded suspicion on her part at first. Her apparent mistrust of the media may stem from the reaction to her suspension, much of it unfavorable.
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