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Remember Sha’Carri Richardson? She’s Back

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Sha'Carri Richardson wins the 100 meters in record time.

Remember Sha’Carri Richardson? She’s the speedy and very flashy U.S. sprinter who made news in 2021 when she got suspended from the U.S. Olympic team after testing positive for marijuana. This after she made the headlines for winning her qualifying heat in the Olympic trials and making a lot of noise about it.

After her suspension, she returned to the track later in the year at the Prefontaine Classic and made the news again when she finished dead last in the 100 meters, basically getting smoked by the competition including Jamaican sprinters Elaine Thompson-Herah, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, and Shericka Jackson.

On Monday, August 21 at the World Athletic Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Sha’Carri put all that behind her as she won the 100 meter championship in a record time of 10.65 seconds, nipping Jackson and Fraser-Pryce to take the gold medal. Jackson took the silver medal and Fraser-Pryce the bronze.

Sha’Carri got out of the blocks a little slow but picked up speed and blazed through the last 40 meters to cross the finish line just ahead of Jackson. Sha’Carri now proudly has the title of the world’s fastest woman.

Watch the video of Sha’Carri’s win…

Sha’Carri Richardson has been on the comeback trail ever since her one month suspension in 2021 and subsequent last place showing in her return to the track at the Prefontaine Classic. She had attributed her suspension for using marijuana to dealing with the stress of losing her biological mother.

After the race, Sha’Carri said in interviews that she’s not back, she’s better.

Sha’Carri will continue to compete at the World Athletic Championships this week as she’ll run in the 200 meters. This is her first major international event since the Olympics.

Way to go Sha’Carri!

Syd "Mr. Syd" Gaddy is the midday host, 10am-2pm on KOAS, "Jammin’ 1057." Syd has been with Beasley for 10 years and just last September was inducted into the Nevada Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame. "Mr. Syd" has been in the broadcast industry for over 24 years working as on-air talent, public service announcement coordinator and as a program director. Syd is a sports fanatic and works part time for the local Vegas newspaper in the high school sports department and loves to focus his posts on local Vegas sports teams and happenings.

10 USA Track & Field Athletes To Watch At The Tokyo Olympics

Meet 10 superstars on the Men’s and Women’s Track & Field team for the 2021 Tokyo Olympics.

100-meter dash, high jump and pole vault are just some of the events that will be aired for the Track & Field events at the Olympics.

Olympic veteran Allyson Felix and newcomer Sydney McLaughlin are favored to win gold in their respected events.

Felix who recently became a mother to her daughter Camryn, thought at first she wouldn’t make the team this year.

“I just remember thinking, I don’t know if I’m going to get back,” Felix told Time. “I don’t know if I can.”

Although the five-time Olympian fell short in the 200m placing in fifth in the trials, she secured her a 400m spot on the team.

“I feel a mix of all emotions. I’m real excited obviously to be going to Tokyo. There’s a part of me that’s sad because this has been my life for so long,” Felix told USA Today. “This is my last time around. I feel sad for that, but also excited for what’s to come.”

McLaughlin makes history as the youngest Track & Field athlete to compete at the age of 21 and had a record-breaking performance at the trials running a 51.90. The New Jersey native beat teammate Dalilah Muhammad’s record of 52.42 who she will be competing against at the Olympics.

“We are the United States of America, and everybody understands how special it is to put that uniform on,” Head Coach of the USA Track and Field Team Mike Holloway said per Gator Sports. “Remember the dedication and the hard work you did to be an Olympian.”

Coverage for the Track & Field events begin July 30 and can be watched on NBC and streamed on NBCSports.com.

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