Sha’Carri Richardson punches Olympic ticket with world’s fastest 100m of year
- Richardson earns spot in Paris with time of 10.71sec
- Noah Lyles runs men’s 100m prelim heat in 9.92sec
Sha’Carri Richardson earned her spot in the Paris Olympics, winning the 100m final Saturday at US track trials in 10.71 seconds, the best time in the world this year.
Richardson started pounding her chest a few steps before she crossed the finish line, celebrating a .09-second win over training partner Melissa Jefferson, the 2022 US champion. Another sprinter in coach Dennis Mitchell’s camp, Twanisha Terry, finished third and also earned a spot on the women’s 100m team.