Sha’Carri Richardson takes silver in women’s 100m final at her first Olympics

Sha’Carri Richardson took second place within the ladies’s 100-meter ultimate on the Paris Olympics, profitable a silver medal at her first Video games.

Richardson got here in second place, with a time of 10.87 seconds. Her US teammate, Melissa Jefferson, clinched bronze in 10.92 seconds. Julien Alfred of St. Lucia received gold — her nation’s first-ever medal — with a ten.72-second time, beating Richardson by simply 0.15 seconds.

“I’m considering of God, my dad, who didn’t get to see me,” Alfred mentioned. “He handed away in 2013. Dad, that is for you. I miss you. I did it for him, I did it for my coach and God.”

Richardson was the favourite to win gold, having certified for the competitors with a profitable 10.71-second run. The 24-year-old’s largest challenger, Shericka Jackson of Jamaica, had dropped out of the 100-meter occasion earlier this week to concentrate on the 200-meter sprint as a substitute.

Richardson, who specializes within the 100-meter sprint, was vying to turn out to be the primary American girl to clinch gold within the race since 1999. She is now set to compete once more within the ladies’s 4×100-meter Relay race on August 8.

The sprinter, from Dallas, was additionally a contender for the 200-meter race however didn’t advance previous the US Olympic Trials after securing fourth place.

The Paris Olympics are Richardson’s first after the US Anti-Doping Company barred her from the 2021 Tokyo Video games because of a optimistic marijuana check. Richardson, who accepted a one-month suspension for the violation, was anticipated to win gold in Tokyo.

“I do know what I did, I do know what I’m presupposed to do, what I’m allowed to not do, and I nonetheless made that call,” Richardson mentioned on the time.

“Don’t choose me, as a result of I’m human… I simply occur to run somewhat sooner,” she added.