In the women’s 100-meter final, Sha’Carri Richardson, Javianne Oliver, and Teahna Daniels made the Olympic team that will represent the United States in Tokyo this summer.Richardson blazed the track with a winning time of 10.86 . Oliver finished second in 10.99, and Daniels claimed the final spot by finishing third in 11.03. Tokyo will be the first Olympic Games for all three athletes.
Richardson has been building toward this victory for two years. After breaking the collegiate record in the 100 meters at the 2019 NCAA Outdoor Championships, the former LSU standout decided to forgo her remaining NCAA eligibility to turn pro as a freshman. This season, the 21-year-old emerged as a medal contender when she set a then-world leading time of 10.72 at the Miramar Invitational in April.
After winning the final, Richardson shared some of the challenges she’s faced this season, including the death of her biological mother. Following her victory, she ran over to her grandmother, who was sitting in the stands, and hugged her. “I can’t even explain how I’m feeling,” Daniels said. “Honestly, I’ve dreamt about this, I’ve written in my journals about this, I’ve visualized it, and just to see it happen is kind of surreal. I never gave up on myself so I knew this was going to happen.”The stage was set for a fast race during the semifinal almost two hours earlier. In heat 1, Richardson hyped the crowd with a wind-aided personal best of 10.64 . Daniels also ran a wind-aided personal best by finishing second in 10.84.
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