Breaking News: Just in, Sha’Carri Richardson Failed Her Debut Olympics With a Relay Gold After Pursuing Two Rivals in the Rain…
It felt almost normal for the American sprinter to take over from teammate Gabby Thomas with the U.S. placing third in the women’s 4×100-meter relay final on Friday, given everything she has been through over the past three years.
Richardson makes his living by beating people in races from here to there. And after so long, the gold was just out of grasp, but it became tangible with one exhilarating run down the last stretch in Stade de France.
In an intense final leg, Richardson pursued Rebekka Haase of Germany and Daryll Neita of Britain to secure her first Olympic gold medal. Win or lose, she carried herself with the confidence and style that have come to define her.
With forty metres remaining, she caught up to Haase and Neita. With 20 metres remaining, Richardson pivoted to her right and gave her rivals, who were now all a full stride behind, a fierce look. She leaned forward and high-stepped at the finish line.
