Looking to further flex her dominance on the St. Lucian, Richardson failed miserably at Brussels. And if that were not enough sadness for her fans, their anguish would be doubled after looking at the final list of athletes for the 200m category in Brussels. Expected to feature in one of her strongest categories, Sha’Carri Richardson has seemingly pulled out of the race. This can be the only explanation for her name not being a part of the final call list.
In her absence, Talou Smith, Anavia Battle, Daryll Neita, and Tamara Clark will be fancying their chances to go for the gold. Although Richardson’s opting out of the race is pretty much confirmed, it is utterly confusing as to what stimulated the decision. Meanwhile, running in the 100m final, the battle lines were drawn for another epic Richardson vs. Alfred showdown. Sadly, in the most anti-climactic manner, Richardson failed to even get a podium finish. As Alfred breezed to victory, clocking 10.88s, the slow start yet again came back to bite Richardson in the back. She looked uncharacteristically slow and ended the race in the eighth position, running 11.23s. As a matter of fact, while Richardson seems to be crumbling under pressure, this was not her only 200m debacle in recent times.
Sha’Carri Richardson hugged her Aunt Betty after securing a place in the 100m category in Paris. Richardson upped the ante with a blistering time of 21.99s in the 200m heat to make a strong case for her Paris qualification. And just when things looked to be going smoothly for the US female sprint sensation, Richardson had the most inexplicable slip-ups. Running in the finals of the trials, Richardson seemed very slow off the blocks. This lapse in time allowed her opponents to take a significant lead, which Richardson could not make up later. While Gabby Thomas took pole position with 21.81s, Richardson missed out on the Olympic berth, coming fourth with a time of 22.16s.
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