Okay! Sha’Carri Richardson, who has not competed since the end of June, ran against Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah and came in first place, winning the 100m at the athletic meet in Lucerne on Tuesday.
Even with the track being wet Richardson managed to win with 11.29 seconds, just 0.01sec ahead of the Jamaican double Olympic champion Thompson-Herah.
Richardson took to her Twitter account to share a few things about her confidence, “Never never have I talked mess about anyone else, I just have a confidence in myself and will always big up myself. After only 2 years professional loll that’s all I’ve been so don’t mix up the two. Having confidence in yourself is not bashing others!!! Try it sometimes 💚” she tweeted. While adding in a follow-up tweet saying, “Y’all hate me win or lose 😂😂.”
Never never have I talked mess about anyone else, I just have a confidence in myself and will always big up myself. After only 2 years professional loll that’s all I’ve been so don’t mix up the two. Having confidence in yourself is not bashing others!!! Try it sometimes 💚
— Sha’Carri Richardson (@itskerrii) August 30, 2022
Y’all hate me win or lose 😂😂
— Sha’Carri Richardson (@itskerrii) August 31, 2022
Fans on Twitter expressed their excitement for Richardson after the news broke that she won Tuesday with one user saying, “Shacarri Richardson beat the fastest girl in the world today and aint getting no love for it…That’s crazy.”
As we previously reported, Richardson wasn’t able to run in the Tokyo Olympics after she made national news for failing a drug test for marijuana after she qualified first at the U.S Olympic trials back in June of 2021. Which caused her to be suspended for a month.
Richardson also faced off against face off against Jamaica’s sprinters Elaine Thompson-Herah, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Sherika Jackson who swept the competition in the 100-meter sprint at the University of Oregon’s Hayward Field. So fans are pretty excited to see her get back at one of the sprinters who beat her before.