Sha'Carri Richardson has turned a lot of heads among her fans with some glimpses of the new Nike Air Maxfly 2 spikes that she will be wearing at the 2024 Summer Games. The 24-year-old recently qualified for the 100m dash at the Paris Olympics and is poised to make her Olympic debut.
Richardson delivered some dominant performances at the US Olympic trials. She proved her prowess in the 100m dash and booked her ticket to the Olympics, after clocking 10.71s in the finals of the event. She also produced victorious races in the 200m preliminary races at the trials; however, she couldn't make a podium finish in the finals, which shattered her 200m Olympic dreams.
Now, with only 20 days left for the Paris Olympics, the American has shared a bunch of pictures on Instagram from the Win on Air photoshoot, flaunting her gear and Nike Air Maxfly 2 spikes. The caption read:
"See you in Paris in the Maxfly 2"
One of her fans, stunned by her style, commented:
"Does she have a shoe yet? I want it? I want whatever she selling!"
Another follower hyped her up for the Olympics and said:
"Hoping she breaks flo record🔥🔥🔥 Bring home gold with way!!!👑👑
One of the admirers showcased their support for the athlete:
"We behind you all the way!!"
Along similar lines, other fans also complimented and hyped Sha'Carri Richardson ahead of the Paris Olympics:
"I look forward to seeing your performances on the track of the Paris Olympics make American proud."
"Let's go! Bring that Gold home and break that record."
"We rooting for you. All the way❤️"
Sha'Carri Richardson opens up about qualifying for the Paris Olympics
Sha'Carri Richardson is geared up to represent the US on the Olympic stage for the first time after her heartbreaking incident at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. She reflected on her win and journey after qualifying for the 100m dash at the trials in an interview with Citius Mag. She also opened up about whether her 100m race had put the world on notice.
"I definitely feel like we already have done that," Richardson said. "These trials have just shown what we have already known… We knew this moment could be possible as long as we put our minds, our body, as well as our spirit into it… We didn’t put the world on notice, the world already knew who we were."
Sha'Carri Richardson will next be seen competing against the likes of Shericka Jackson, Julien Alfred, and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce in the 100m dash at the Paris Olympics, which is scheduled to be held from July 26 to August 11.