Sha’Carri Richardson Dominates In Olympic Debut, Eager To Compete!

Allow Sha’Carri Richardson to reintroduce herself — the American sprinter proved she’s ready to do her thing at the 2024 Paris Games … absolutely leaving her competition in the dust in her Olympic debut!!

The women’s 100-meter dash went down on the purple tracks of Stade de France on Friday … and Richardson breezed by her opponents with a winning time of 10.94 seconds.

This massive outing punched her ticket to the semifinal round on Saturday … and after the race, Richardson opened up on what the whole moment meant to her.

“To be at the Olympics is a phenomenal feeling,” Richardson said. “To be an athlete here, competing with the energy here with a great appreciation for track and field, I’m super excited and eager to compete on the Olympics stage.”

Of course, Richardson’s first Olympics experience was derailed … after the 24-year-old Dallas native received a 1-month suspension for testing positive for THC, forcing her out of the 2020 Tokyo Games.

Richardson explained she smoked marijuana after a reporter told her that her mom died right before trials … but she accepted the penalty and vowed to not let it ruin her career.

“At the end of the day, I did make a mistake but that doesn’t take away from my talent,” Richardson said in 2021.

“It doesn’t take away from who I am.”