Biography
Sha'Carri Richardson is not only known for her lightning speed, but also celebrated for her distinctive style featuring eye-catching hair colours, long painted nails, and tattoos that have made her an iconic figure in athletics.
The American sprinting talent was first discovered at Carter High School in Dallas, and continued at the AAU Junior Olympics and college competitions, where she was heralded as the sport's next big sensation.
Sha'Carri Richardson's rise to fame and suspension
In 2019, Richardson broke two U20 world records on the same day at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Championships. First, she won the 100m in 10.75, breaking Marlies Göhr's 42-year-old mark. Richardson was then narrowly beaten in the 200m but her time of 22.17 eclipsed Allyson Felix's record set at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games.
The following week, she announced she would turn professional although her progress was somewhat halted by the pandemic.
In 2021, Richardson announced herself as a challenger to Jamaica's dominance in the 100m by scorching to victory at the US Olympic Trials. But she was then disqualified following a positive urine test for THC, the main psychoactive constituent of cannabis. Having admitting to smoking marijuana after the death of her biological mother just before the Trials, she accepted a 30-day suspension which ruled her out of the individual 100m at Tokyo 2020.
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