It was just two years ago that Richardson had her Olympic dreams shattered after testing positive for marijuana use, leading to a suspension.
, leading to a suspension. It came after she won the 100-meter race at the Olympic trials in 2021, as she wasn’t allowed to compete in Tokyo that year.
Now, this performance, which appeared to stun Richardson herself as she crossed the finish line, has the 23-year-old at the top of women’s sprinting with the 2024 Paris Games ahead. Richardson’s lane position is uncommon for the winner of the race, but she ran 10.84 in her semifinal heat after a bad start — something she isn’t used to doing. She came in third there, with Jackson and Marie Jose Ta Lou of Ivory Coast finishing before her.
Richardson actually had to wait to see if the other semifinal heat had faster times that could’ve knocked her out of the final race. But she made the final, and despite the bad lane position, she made the best of her situation. USA's Sha'Carri Richardson celebrates with a US flag after winning the women's 100m final during the World Athletics Championships at the National Athletics Centre in Budapest on August 21, 2023. and Tamari Davis . The former LSU standout said after that victory, "I’m not back, I’m better."This article first appeared on FOXNews.com. READ MORE:
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