Sha’Carri Richardson left the athletics world in disbelief after failing to advance in the ladies’s 100 meter event on the U.S. track and field championships Thursday.
Richardson never got her footing in what’s normally considered one of her strongest events, ultimately ending fifth in her heat with a time of 11.31. The poor performance was drastically slower than the ten.85 she recorded earlier this month within the 100 at a meet in Latest York – a time that earned her second overall in the competition.
The 22-year-old had no desire to debate what can have caused the disappointing showing, jogging quickly past a growing group of reporters following the race.
The highest-three finishers within the finals on the Eugene, Oregon meet will punch their tickets to the World Championships as a member of Team USA. The event, set to happen in america for the primary time ever, will even be held at Eugene’s Hayward Field.
Richardson never got her footing in what’s normally considered one of her strongest events, ultimately ending fifth in her heat with a time of 11.31.Getty
While her dreams of competing within the 100m for Team USA are crushed, Richardson can still make the World Championships by ending top three in the ladies’s 200 meters. She finished first on this event earlier this month with a time of twenty-two.38.
Richardson quickly became an American fan favorite after bursting onto the scene on the US Olympic trials last 12 months, showcasing her blazing speed and unique personality. Equipped along with her signature vibrant hair color, flamboyant track suit and large fingernail extensions, she ran the 100m in 10.86, ok for first in her heat. Despite qualifying for the Tokyo games, her spot on the team was removed following a positive cannabis test.
Richardson’s poor performance on Thursday looks to be just one other obstacle in her skilled journey.
“Don’t let the media, don’t let people, don’t let an organization, attempt to stop you from shining, since you sunshine,” Richardson told a cheering crowd of young fans at a recent Latest York meet. “We’re the sunshine.”
