Since last week, American sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson has been in the midst of a battle on Twitter. While a failed drugs test forced her to withdraw from the ongoing Tokyo Olympics, she didn’t hold back in showing her confidence before the women’s 100m final on July 31.

After Jamaica dominated the final on Saturday, several people across the globe tweeted against Richardson. One among them was rapper Nicki Minaj, who congratulated the Jamaican athletes while taking a subtle dig at the 21-year-old.

Nicki Minaj takes a subtle swipe at Sha’Carri Richardson on Twitter after women’s 100m final

Richardson qualified for the Tokyo Olympics with a time of 10.86s in the US Olympic trials. She also set a personal best of 10.72s earlier in the year, which made her a favorite in the category. However, a positive drugs test forced her to withdraw from the Games. This left Teahna Daniels as the only American to make the final on Saturday.

A day before the women’s 100m final, Richardson posted a tweet asking fans whether they missed her presence at the Games. In the final, Elaine Thompson-Herah, Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce and Shericka Jackson locked out the podium to display Jamaica’s dominance. This sent Twitter into frenzy, with Minaj posting a tweet congratulating the three athletes.

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However, the 38-year-old didn’t stop there as she replied to a tweet from Beenie Man. With Beenie Man referencing Richardson’s earlier tweet, Minaj didn’t hold back in her response.

With Beenie Man tweeting, “How wi fi miss yuh???”, Minaj responded by saying, “Big up uno self.” 

Fans Continue to Voice Against Sha’Carri Richardson for Tweet Ahead of Tokyo Olympics Final

Fans hint at Minaj intentionally making these comments to retaliate to old tweets from Richardson

After Minaj’s tweets, old tweets from Richardson against the rapper resurfaced due to several fans. Using those tweets, they formed a theory that both Minaj and Richardson are not on friendly terms in any manner.

One of those tweets from Richardson read, “Lol is it just me but Nicki Minaj in barbershop was kinda annoying.”

Whether she jumped on the bandwagon or retaliated after two years, Minaj certainly fuelled the raging fire against Richardson on Twitter.

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