Sha’Carri Richardson’s ‘Big Momma’ Speaks Out: ‘I Made Her Tough’

Sha'Carri Richardson and the grandmother she's run to after her Olympic-qualifying wins told Vogue that her influence is Richardson's 'foundation.'

Sha'Carri Richardson celebrates winning the Women's 100 Meter final with grandmother Betty Harp on June 19, 2021 in Eugene, Oregon., she included some of her family — her sister, an aunt, and several cousins — in her photo shoot. The next-best known member of Richardson’s family may be her grandmother Betty Harp, who she affectionately calls “Big Momma” and is the person who raised her.

Richardson’s tenacity was tested when, after qualifying for the 100-meter race in 2021’s Tokyo games, her spot was. Richardson said that she used marijuana in Oregon, where it is legal, to cope after learning of her mother’s sudden death from a reporter during an interview a few days before trials there began.

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