Sha’Carri Richardson off to blazing start at Paris Olympics
Welcome to the Olympics, Sha’Carri Richardson.
The 24-year-old Team USA sprinter blew by her competition to win the opening-round heat of the women’s 100m in her Olympics debut on Friday.
Richardson, who is the Olympic gold favorite in the event, finished with a time of 10.94 seconds on the new purple track at the Stade de France.
Patrizia van der Weken of Luxembourg was second with a time of 11.14.
Richardson is the reigning world champion in the event after her 10.71-second sprint at the U.S. trials last month.
2024 PARIS OLYMPICS
Richardson’s long-awaited Olympics debut came after she qualified for Tokyo in 2021 with the fastest 100m women’s time at the U.S. trials — but never made it to Japan.
She was suspended for testing positive for THC (cannabis), a banned substance under World Anti-Doping Agency rules.
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