Sha'Carri Richardson sent a message to her Olympic-level competition ahead of the Prefontaine Classic
This is going to be so good.
We missed out on a potentially incredible 100 metre Finals at the Olympics this year with Sha’Carri Richardson’s absence.
The American track star was suspended from the competition after she tested positive for marijuana in a drug test she took during Olympic trials.
She’d explained that she was coping with the loss of her biological mother just before trials began and was struggling mentally. Despite her struggles, however, her 100 metre trial time of 10.72 was invalidated because of the test and she was disqualified from the Olympic competition. It was heartbreaking to see. None of it felt fair.
But, very soon, we’ll get a chance to see the Olympic Final that wasn’t.
Sha’Carri will race against Elaine Thompson-Herah, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Shericka Jackson in the Prefontaine Classic on August 21. She’ll face up against the entire Olympic podium, among others. That’s pretty exciting.
Richardson had shared a message for her competition via social media. She took a popular Nicki Minaj clip and put it to good use.
Warning: There is some NSFW language in this video
I can't wait for Saturday ShaCarri Richardson has a message for her opponents
#trackandfield #ShaCarriRichardson pic.twitter.com/sGT6MD9Hbz
— Keith's Hot Takes
(@KeithHotTakes) August 18, 2021
The clip goes:
“I took some time of to rest and now it’s gametime, [expletive]. You have no idea.”
Those are some pretty confident words from a rightfully confident sprinter. Richardson posted the 6th fastest 100m time ever in her 10.72 run for trials. But, of course, Fraser-Pryce and Thompson-Herah already eclipsed that this year. So the competition is obviously stiff.
All this means is that we’re all in for a pretty incredible race. I can’t wait.
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