Video: Sha’Carri Richardson Wins 100m at Prefontaine Classic Sooner than Olympic Trials
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Sha’Carri Richardson acquired the main 100-meter bustle of her Olympic 12 months on Saturday, finishing in first relate at the Prefontaine Classic.
Richardson recorded a time of 10.83 seconds for the length of her victory, emerging from a aggressive field that integrated Julien Alfred, Dina Asher Smith, Ta Lou, and two-time reigning Olympic gold medalist Elaine Thompson-Herah.
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“I felt massive about my bustle,” Richardson talked about afterwards, through NBC Sports activities. “Or no longer it is my [100-meter season] opener, I would no longer be human to declare that I wasn’t worried. As my coach says, use that anxiety as motivation.”
The reigning world champion started off honest however lagged factual late Alfred within the early phases earlier than at final choosing up her dash and entering into the lead.
The 24-12 months-extinct previously took dwelling the gold medal within the 100m bustle at the 2023 World Athletics Championships earlier than struggling moderately in a pair of 200m races forward of Saturday’s victory.
In the 200m dash at the Shanghai Diamond League, Richardson carried out in third relate with a 23.11 time. The enact got here after she previously secured 2d relate in her 2024 200m season debut.
Richardson told journalists after her lift on Saturday that she would level of interest on “grinding, focusing, rising and making ready for Trials” (per Olympics.com).
U.S. Olympic Trials are relate to design shut relate at Hayward Arena in Oregon, starting on June 21.
