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Before we go into this story, let’s put it all in perspective of what lead up to the showdown this past Saturday, August 21, 2021, at the Prefontaine Classic track and field meet in Eugene, Ore.
“The People’s Choice”, (AKA) 21-year-old runner Sha’Carri Richardson ran the qualifier on June 19th. Shar’Carri Richardson won the Women’s 100-meter to secure her position as America’s fastest woman and qualified for the 2021 Tokyo Olympics at the U.S. Olympic Trials. During the finish of that race, you can see Sha’Carri run up into the stands to hug her Grandmother and later revealed that she just lost her biological Mother the week prior. Though that, she still persevered and pursued her dream and ran the 100 and won it.
On July 1st, news broke that Sha’Carri (The People’s Choice) Richardson, might miss the Olympics after testing positive for Marijuana. Sha’Carri accepted her suspension for one month that started on June 28th. As a result, it would possibly allow her to compete in the Women’s 4×100-meter relay if she is selected to the U.S. team.
With that being said, needless to say, Sha’Carri Richardson ended up missing the entire Olympics. So here we go! During the Olympics, it was time for the women to compete in the women’s 100-meter at some point and time, Sha’Carri tweeted the following: Sha’Carri Richardson@itskerriiMissing me yet? 7/30/21, 8:34 AM
Meanwhile, Jamaica’s Elaine Thompson-Herah became the fastest woman in the world again by running the 100-meter race in 10.61 seconds which earned her a Gold medal. After the fallout from her tweet, Sha’Carri took to tweeter again with this tweet: Sha’Carri Richardson@itskerriiIf you don’t like what I tweet you can definitely unfollow me. If you choose to think of all my tweets as petty and shady then you should unfollow me showing your own character but don’t use my tweets to do it ☺️🌝have a day. 7/30/21, 9:42 AM
But in all fareness Sha’Carri also tweeted the following After the Jamaican women took Gold, Silver and Bronze and swept the 100-meter race in Tokyo. https://twitter.com/itskerrii/status/1421603429936414726?s=20.
From the start, the race was over for Sha’Carri, looked like she was out of her league. You have to start wondering now if that month-long suspension affected Sha’Carri’s game plan going into Saturday’s 100-meter because from the horn, the race was tight for the first 200 feet and then Elaine broke it open followed by Shelly-Ann. The closer the race got to the finish line, the more Sha’Carri surprisingly slipped back into 9th place. By the time the race was over, it didn’t feel like an anticipated match against the 3 women. It also felt like Shar’Carri was out of her league, and we all expected more from the 21-year-old Sha’Carri Richardson who I felt could have placed top 3.
Fast forward to this past weekend’s race between Sha’Carri Richardson, Elaine Thompson-Herah, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, and Shericka Jackson. It’s time to see the anticipated showdown between the 4 Track and Field Sprinters that features in order Elaine on the left Sha’Carri in the center and Shelly-Ann on the right. It felt so purposely done, like a strategic/psychological move by the event coordinators.
At the end of the race, during Sha’Carri’s interview, she said with an infectious smile “This is one race. I’m not done. Count me out if you want to … Talk all the shit you want to! You know what I can do!” Sha’Carri Richardson has to make up the past month to get her speed and conditioning if she wants to get back into championship level. Meanwhile, for Jamaica’s Elaine T. Herah, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, it was a continuation from Tokyo. They didn’t miss a step at the Prefontaine Classic Diamond in perspective.
I want to end it here by saying this, don’t be quick to judge Sha’Carri Richardson, and what Jamaica did. Be understanding, and put this race into perspective until they RUN IT BACK!
