World champion Sha’Carri Richardson earned a chance for Olympic redemption after winning the 100 meters at the US trials, booking her ticket to the Paris Games.
Three years after a positive marijuana test saw her kicked out of the US team for the Tokyo Olympics, Richardson captured the women’s 100m final in 10.71 seconds with Melissa Jefferson second in 10.80 and Twanisha Terry third in 10.89.
“I feel honored,” Richardson said. “I feel every chapter I’ve been through in my life designed and prepared me for this moment. I cannot wait to go to Paris and represent.”
Not since Gail Devers in 1996 has an American woman been crowned an Olympic 100m champion.
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