“Jamaicans Are Scared”: Fans Left in Frenzy as Sha’Carri Richardson Defeats World’s Fastest Woman Alive Elaine Thompson-Herah
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In June, Richardson failed to secure her place in the World Athletics Championship team at the US Trials. Times were a little hostile for Richardson, not until she did something unexpected.
Richardson defeated the Olympic champion
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Taking everyone by surprise, Sha’Carri Richardson registered her significant win in the Spitzen Leichtathletik meet. She beat double sprint champion and Olympic winner Elaine Thompson-Herah in the women’s 100m.
Leaving fans utterly shocked, Richardson won the race by touching the finishing line in a record 11.29 seconds. Following the announcement, one of the fans quickly stated, “Sha’carri Richardson is back yall! Wins her first 100M back in 11.29 seconds. In a rain storm at that”
Sha’carri Richardson is back yall! Wins her first 100M back in 11.29 seconds. In a rain storm at that pic.twitter.com/D3Uv9CuZfk
— Stan Becton (@stan_becton) August 30, 2022
Back in 2021, Richardson ran her personal best. By running at 10.72 seconds, she became the fourth-fastest American woman in history. Once again, creating history, Richardson ran the fastest woman (in 100m), Elaine Thompson-Herah, in Lucerne, Switzerland.
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Fans quickly pour in praises; one wrote, “Sha’Carri Richardson JUST beat THE fastest woman alive. It FINALLY happened. 👏🏾“
Sha’Carri Richardson JUST beat THE fastest woman alive. It FINALLY happened. 👏🏾 https://t.co/2Y21QAjxPX
— BLACK AND SUPER ✊🏿 (@BlackAndSuper) August 31, 2022
Defeating the five-time Olympic champion and one of the Jamaican’s best sprinters is undoubtedly an achievement for Richardson. Taking a fun stand, one of the fans commented, “Jamaicans are SCARED of Sha’Carri Richardson.”
Jamaicans are SCARED of Sha'Carri Richardson.
Y'all only got 3 sprinters & they getting old.
— CD (@ShabakaCD2) August 30, 2022
Sharing the details of the race, one of Richardson’s fans took to Twitter.
In her first race since the U.S. Outdoor Championships in June, Sha'Carri Richardson wins the women's 100m in Luzern in 11.29s ahead of Elaine Thompson in 11.30s in rainy conditions and -2.0 m/s wind.
— Chris Chavez (@ChrisChavez) August 30, 2022
In the said race, ace sprinter Thompson-Herah finished second by completing the race in 11.30 seconds, while Celera Branes from America came third. Branes touched the finishing line at 11.40 seconds. Fans can not get enough of Richardson; they want more of Richardson’s “dominance.”
These Sha’Carri Richardson wins ain't convincing enough for me….. I need more dominance my good sista
— Zacharias (@sirzachariasss) August 31, 2022
With Richardson registering a big win, fans are excited about her upcoming track ventures. Once struggling with her form, she can now “brag” a little to the world.
Now Sha'Carri Richardson can brag to the entire world that she beat an Olympic champion who's struggling to find her form all summer.
— Busta Goldman (@Caesar5819) August 30, 2022
With Richardson’s strong comeback, her fans will wait to see her achieve more feats.
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Despite all the setbacks, Richardson kept herself moving before the Leichtathletik meet. She even shared a cryptic tweet expressing her desire to “free herself from getting fined.”
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As for her fan, she is back!
Edited by:
Simar Singh Wadhwa