Sha'Carri Richardson Tries A Comeback...

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EUGENE, Ore. – Olympic gold medalist Elaine Thompson-Herah of Jamaica held off American Sha’Carri Richardson in the 100 meters at a rainy Prefontaine Classic on Saturday.

Thompson-Herah won in the 100 and 200 and the 400 relays at the Tokyo Olympics. She defended her Pre title in 10.79 seconds, in front of Richardson in 10.92.

“I came out here with the mindset of a champion and I delivered,” Thompson-Herah said, revealing that she’s been battling a shoulder injury this season.

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Richardson became a sensation when she won at the U.S. Olympic trials last year but was denied a spot on the team for Tokyo because she tested positive for marijuana. She returned at the Pre last year and finished last in the 100.
Richardson wore bright pink that was adorned with gold charms. She did not speak to reporters after the race, her first sub-11 second mark since last year’s trials.
Runners at Hayward Field, which will host the world championships in July, were greeted with passing rain showers, temperatures in the upper-50s and breezy conditions.
American Michael Norman won the 400 in a meet-record 43.60. He won at the trials last year and finished fifth in the event at the Olympics, but now has his sights set on the world.
“I think it’s everyone’s dream to win at home, this being the first world championships in Oregon, of course it’s going to be a memorable memory for any U.S. athlete,” Norman said.
Trayvon Bromell raised his arms in victory before crossing the finish line of the men’s 100 in 9.93 seconds. He crossed the line ahead of Fred Kerley and defended world champion Christian Coleman. Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs withdrew from the Pre earlier this week.
“For me it was personal, not against anybody in the race, but mostly for myself to show people like, ‘Man, I’m here to compete just like everybody else.’ I don’t train to lose,” said Bromell, who won the 100 at the trials last year but failed to reach the final in Tokyo. “So when people complain and things like, ‘Is he going to show up in a big race?’ This year I’m worried only about myself. I don’t care what the naysayers say.”
Jamaican Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce won the 200 in 22.41.
“I’m feeling good,” she said. “A win is always good. In terms of execution, I’m not sure I executed the way I wanted.”
In the Bowerman Mile, the Pre’s signature event, Norwegian Jakob Ingebrigtsen won in 3:49.76. Last year the Olympic gold medalist in the 1,500 ran the Bowerman in 3:47.24, the fastest time on American soil.

In the Pre’s other events, Samuel Tanner won the 1,500 in 3:34.37, and Brazilian Alison Dos Santos, the bronze medalist in Tokyo, won the men’s 400 hurdles in 47.23, the leading time in the world this season.
Ethiopia’s Berihu Aregawi built a big lead in the 5,000 and cruised to victory in a meet record 12:50.05, breaking Mo Farah’s record by 16 seconds. Two-time Olympic gold medalist and Oregon native Ryan Crouser won the shot put with a mark of 75-6¼.
England’s Keely Hodgkinson won the 800 in 1:57.72 and Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon beat her own meet record in the 1,500 in 3:52.59. Fellow Kenyan Norah Jeruto won the steeplechase in 8:57.97.
The Prefontaine Classic, named after the late Steve Prefontaine, is the third and only U.S. stop on the Diamond League. Hayward Field, on the University of Oregon campus, also will host the U.S. championships in late June before the world championships in July.

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Sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson appeared to have both her speed and swagger back for the U.S. track and field championships but she had a disappointing result Thursday night in her signature event.
Despite a few promising races heading into the national championships, Richardson failed to advance out of the first round of the 100 meters. She finished fifth in her heat and did not speak to reporters.
She is also entered in the 200 at the Hayward Field meet, so her hopes of making the U.S. team for the world championships next month were still alive – albeit dimmer. She must finish in the top three to make the team for the sport’s biggest event outside of the Olympics.

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Richardson is known for flashy tracksuits, fingernail extensions, and ever-changing hair colors, as well as her brash and confident personality.
“Don’t let the media don’t let people don’t let a company, try to stop you from shining, because you sunshine,” Richardson said as cheering young fans called her name at a recent race in New York. “We are the light.”

Richardson garnered attention last summer when she won the 100 at the Olympic trails, which determined the team for Tokyo. But her title was stripped after she tested positive shortly after the race.
She was handed a 30-day suspension that kept her out of the event in Tokyo, and she was also left off the U.S. team as part of the relay pool, although her suspension would’ve been completed by the time of the 400 relay.
She acknowledged the mistake in an interview with the “Today” show after her suspension. She said she used marijuana as a way of coping with her mother’s recent death. But on Twitter this week she lamented the interview: “I wish I never did this. I wish I had the choice when it was time for me to tell my story.”

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A few weeks after missing out on racing at the Olympics, Richardson finished last in the 100 at the Prefontaine Classic. She faced criticism after that August race from some of the more traditional corners of the sport that she was all talk and no substance.
But at this year’s Pre, as it is known, the 22-year-old Texan finished second to Olympic gold medalist Elaine Thompson-Herah of Jamaica in the 100, running in a solid 10.92 seconds.
This month at the inaugural NYC Grand Prix, Richardson won the 200 in 22.38, and came in second in the 100 in 10.85, a season-best. And she did it in style, with a unique red fishnet track suit and rhinestones dotting her face.

“I feel phenomenal,” she said afterward.
She said her pre-race hype music was Drake’s “No Friends in the Industry.” The lyrics even have an ode to her: “And I’m like Sha’Carri, smoke ’em on and off the track.”

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[SIZE=7]Sha’Carri Richardson Smokes The Competition In Women’s 100m Race[/SIZE]

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Sha’Carri Richardson made her return to the track and came out victorious. On Tuesday (Aug. 30), Richardson smoked her competition, winning in 11.29 seconds in Lucerne, Switzerland.

According to Lets Run, circumstances seemed to work against the runners with a -2.0m/s headwind and damp conditions. Nevertheless, the runner defeated Olympic champ Elaine Thompson-Herah by .01 seconds with her latest victory. The two women went at each other during the entire race, with Richardson easing out the Olympian in the end.

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Feeling confident after her colossal win, Richardson took to Twitter to talk that talk. She referenced the idea that she is often the subject of scrutiny, no matter her performance. “Y’all hate me win or lose,” the Dallas native tweeted, adding two laughing emojis.

Sha’Carri Richardson Smokes The Competition In Women’s 100m Race (msn.com)