"Shocked to see Sha'Carri Richardson in 4th place"- Fans react as the American crashes out of podium positions in the 200m at U.S. Olympic Trials

Sha'Carri Richardson competed in the 200m finals on Day 7 of the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials. The American athlete finished fourth in the finals after clocking 22.16s, thereby missing out on a podium position and ultimately the qualification for the Paris Olympics.

Sha'Carri Richardson began her Olympic Trials campaign in great form which led her to win the 100m finals with great dominance. She put forward incredible performances in the preliminary rounds and the semi-finals of the 200m.

Moreover, Richardson equalling her lifetime best in the 200m in the semi-finals fueled great anticipation among track and field fans to witness a great clash in the finals of the event.

Gabby Thomas dominated the finals of the 200m and gained automatic qualification for the Paris Olympics after clocking 21.81s. Richardson, on the other hand, tried hard but could not hold on until the final moments of the race and finished fourth. The 2023 World Champion's performance gutted fans and they took to X to express their opinion about the same.

" I was shocked to see Sha'Carri Richardson in 4th place. I didn’t see that coming at all. She did better in the prequalifying rounds," wrote a fan.

"Miss Richardson. Now you can go for the world record in the 100. Listen for the sound of the wind when you are running, when you hear it you will know what I mean,"wrote another fan.

"Sha'Carri ran well!!!but all the short girls know it don’t matter how fast you run, you can’t catch long legs if they can run too,"another fan chimed in.

Here are some more fan reactions:

" Sha’carri got a bad start and looked like she was in her head a little bit.. That’s ok.. Keep working on the 200.. Dominate in the 100 and relay," tweeted a fan.

" The fact Sha’Carri wasn’t top 3 tells me the 200M is a vastly different sprint than the 100M," wrote another fan.

"Sha’Carri was too wide and then she did not run full out to cover that ground when she could have. Did I miss something?"another user chimed in.

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What next for Sha'Carri Richardson?

2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Track & Field - Day 8

Sha'Carri Richardson qualified for the Paris Olympics in the women's 100m, and the 2023 World Champion will be making her Olympic debut in Paris. She is also set to represent Team USA in the women's 4x100m relay.

Richardson spoke about her major focus in a post-race interview on track.

" My biggest thing right now is execution. So really just focusing in on executing the curve, to make the straight much, much easier,"she said.

Richardson will be going head to head alongside some of the world's fastest athletes like Shericka Jackson in a bid for the ultimate Olympic crown.