Sha'Carri Richardson equaled her personal best time of 21.92 s to win her heat in the 200m semifinal at the US Olympic trials. The 24-year-old shook off competition from her opponents, having a great start from the blocks and maintaining the momentum through to the finish line.
Richardson previously dominated the 100m trials as she qualified for Paris 2024 after clocking a world lead of 10.71 seconds. She continued her dominance into the 200m trials.
In a video posted by NBC Sport, Sha'Carri Richardson looked comfortable with about 50m to go. She had opened a gap between herself and her competitors to take an easy win in the race. The race saw Jenna Prandini finish second as Jadyn Mays completed the podium, clocking 22.26 and 22.33 respectively.
The video was captioned:
"Sha'Carri Richardson is on FIRE. 🔥She ties her lifetime best time with a 21.92 in the 200m semis! #TrackFieldTrials24."
Sha'Carri Richardson had a great start in the preliminaries, taking a win in 21.99 ahead of Abby Steiner who finished second after clocking 22.29. Tamari Davis rounded up the podium, stopping the clock at 22.66.
Richardson had a shaky start to the season in the 200m, failing to win a race in the two Diamond League Meetings she competed in. She finished second behind Australian youngster Torrie Lewis at the Diamond League Meeting in Xiamen.
Lewis clocked 22.96. as Richardson came in second in 22.99. Tamara Clark sealed the podium in 23.01.
Richardson then competed at the Diamond League Meeting in Suzhou, where she finished third in the race won by Great Britain’s Daryl Neita. Neita clocked 22.62 as Anavia Battle finished second in 22.99 with Richardson coming in third with 23.11.
Sha'Carri Richardson punches ticket to Paris 2024 Olympic Games with dominant 100m win at U.S. Olympic trials
Sha'Carri Richardson sealed her ticket to the Olympic Games in Paris, France, after clocking a world-leading time in the women’s 100m at the US Olympic trials.
Richardson clocked 10.71 to cross the finish ahead of Melissa Jefferson who clocked 10.80 for a second-place finish. Twanisha Terry also punched her ticket to the Games, clocking 10.89 to settle for third.
The American was off to a great start in the preliminaries, clocking 10.88 despite stumbling and having a poor start off the blocks. She then proceeded to the semifinal, where she clocked 10.86 to win the race, and headed to the final where she shut the stadium with her world leading time.
Richardson now shifts focus to qualifying for the 200m, where she has already proved to be in great shape and contesting for the top prize. She has already qualified for the final following her wins in the preliminaries and semifinal.
In the final, she will be up against world 200m silver medallist Gabby Thomas, Abby Steiner, Brittany Brown, and Tamari Davis among other 200m experts.