Here’s why Sha’Carri Richardson isn’t competing in the women’s 200m at the 2024 Olympics
Richardson is anticipated to run in the 4x100m relay. Richardson did win a silver medal in the 100m in Paris.At the Paris Olympics, Julien Alfred defeated the defending world champion Sha’Carri Richardson to win the gold medal in the 100 meters, earning St. Lucia’s first-ever Olympic medal.
Track and field standout Sha’Carri Richardson of Team USA will not be competing in the women’s 200-meter race at the Paris Olympics. Richardson has won a silver medal in the 100-meter final.
Richardson finished fourth at the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Oregon on June 29, 2024, which prevented him from competing in the 200 meters at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
In the trials, Gabby Thomas came in first, followed by McKenzie Long and Brittany Brown.
Richardson, 24, won the 200-meter bronze medal in the world championship in 2023, but regrettably, he will have to wait to compete for an Olympic medal.
She won the silver medal in the 100-meter event and is anticipated to participate in the Paris 4×100-meter relay.
Sha’Carri Richardson, a native of Dallas, made her Olympic debut on Saturday by winning her heat in the women’s 100-meter race and earning a spot in the semifinals.
When can you see Sha’Carri Richardson at the 2024 Summer Olympics?
Sha’Carri Richardson has one more Olympic competition left in Paris.
Round 1 of the women’s 4×100-meter relay will begin on Thursday, August 8 at 5:10 a.m. ET. On Friday, August 9, the women’s 4×100-meter relay finals will begin at 1:30 p.m. ET.
