Sha’Carri Richardson won her first race of the season on May 25 at the Prefontaine Classic and social media is showing her some love.
ABC News The reported victory takes the runner one step closer to the Paris Olympics.
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Sha’Carri Richardson wins big
Sha’Carri won the women’s 100m event. She completed the distance in 10.83 seconds. Richardson will now be eligible to compete for a spot on the U.S. team for the Olympic trials, which will be held in Euguene, Oregon, next month.
She currently holds the 2023 women’s 100m world championship title.
The 24-year-old said she is “...continue to grow and develop into a mature young woman, a mature athlete, and the vessel in which I was placed on earth to continue to grow.”
As previously reported by Shade room, the sprinter was banned from competing at the Tokyo Olympic Games in 2020 after she failed a marijuana drug test. Sha’Carri said that she smoke weed after she was informed about her biological mother passing by a stranger. She was in Oregon at the time, where the substance is legal.
After the scandal, she lost her first competition at Prefontaine 2021. Furthermore, she did not qualify for the world championships in 2022. However, she found her stride and had a commendable comeback. She won the Diamond League race in Doha in 2023. Additionally, she came home with a gold medal after the worlds in Budapest.
Social media reacts to Sha’Carri Richardson’s win
Commenters in The Shade Room’s report shared their thoughts on Richardson’s recent win.
@woldgangjoc wrote, “This has to be the best comeback I’ve ever seen. She has always meant business since you all counted her.”
“I’m so proud of her because they took her out but kept going,” @tejalxndr echoes.
@therealstuntdiva quipped, “She ran so fast, she almost ran another 100 meters to stop, haha.”
@kae_tia added, “I LOVE that she continues to chase victory! That’s the real Victory Lap!!
“She is everything. SHE MAKES ME SO HAPPY. I am proud of her journey and I hope she gets all her flowers,” @starflow shared.
