Sha'Carri Richardson won the 100-meter title in 10.82 seconds at the U.S. championships on Friday night.
After her victory, she conceded that she wasn’t ready for the moment at the 2021 Olympic Trials, where, shortly after her victory, she tested positive for using marijuana.
“Now, I stand here with you again and I’m ready, mentally, physically and emotionally,” said the 23-year-old, who ran in her natural black braids with a star shaved into the right side of her hairdo. “I’m here to say, ‘I’m not back, I’m better …’”
She’ll have a chance to put a stamp on that next month at the world championships, which will mark her first major international meet.
Sha’Carri Richardson runs 10.82 to take the women’s 100m national title.#USATFOutdoors | 📺: @CNBC and @peacock pic.twitter.com/06pj0m8SIr
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