“Work From Home Athlete”: Sha’Carri Richardson Receives Harsh Criticism After Her Petty Act Against US Legend Allyson Felix
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The 2022 World Athletics Championships saw several athletes taste success. Sydney McLaughlin, Abby Steiner, and Fred Kerley won medals and silenced their doubters. However, Sha’Carri Richardson failed to qualify for the Championships and lost her plot in the qualifiers. On the other hand, track legend Allyson Felix appeared in her final competition and took home the bronze medal. Although she offered support to Richardson in her career, Sha’Carri thinks otherwise.
After a social media post had a picture of the four athletes who qualified for the 4×400-meter relay competition, Richardson cropped out Felix from her Instagram story and threw her under the bus. Fans reacted to this post and trolled her on social media.
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Fans criticize Sha’Carri Richardson
During the qualifications of the Track and Field World Championships, Richardson failed to qualify for both the 100 and 200-meter events. She bowed out of the preliminary heats of the 100-meter and decided not to speak to the reporters. After that, she finished fifth in the 200-meter semi-finals with a time of 22.47 seconds. After failing to qualify, she appeared to give statements about her race exclaiming, “y’all should respect athletes more.”
— ShericeH🇧🇧 (@_shericekh) July 24, 2022
Oh. The work from home athlete. 🙂
— Kemal Forde 🇯🇲 (@kemal_e_forde) July 24, 2022
Such girl crop out Allyson out of a pic and it so hilarious to me
— ShericeH🇧🇧 (@_shericekh) July 24, 2022
I know she regretting dropping out of LSU. At least she might have medaled in NCAA/graduate🫣🥴. Cah even make it to the heats of a major meet but bashing 🐐
— DDIshwasher (@trinimonalizza) July 24, 2022
imagine cropping someone out of a picture you aren't even qualified to be in
— taay. (@taayanthony) July 25, 2022
So she just gonna push bad blood with everyone? Mercy! With Allyson of all ppl.
I wouldn't be surprised if she switched to representing another country, specifically one whose leading athletes have slower times than hers, or join a reality show cast
— Shellz (@shellzie) July 25, 2022
I wouldn't say take her sponsorship because that is likely how she supports herself. But she seriously needs a media coach and both a personal and professional mentor.
— James Jones, Esq (@jamesjonesesq) July 25, 2022
Sha'Cant even get in
— Maestor (@maest8rmind) July 24, 2022
Sha’carri has to humble herself…God gave you that talent and he’ll take it away. Give him the glory.
— PoppabearJB (@Batisteboyz) July 26, 2022
She really brave or nave nuh sense to do that to Felix 🙃😐
— danaxramona 🇯🇲 (@danaxramona) July 25, 2022
But, things were different for Allyson Felix. She won a bronze medal for the 4×400-meter mixed relay while helping her team qualify for the 4×400-meter relay. Everyone appreciated her triumph, but Richardson cropped her out of the image. Some fans thought there was a lack of respect and took to Twitter to express their emotions.
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With fans voicing their opinions, Richardson got criticized and trolled on Twitter. It was not the first time that she took a dig at Felix.
Shading Felix on Instagram
During an appearance on the Jimmy Kimmel Live show, Felix offered support to Sha’Carri Richardson after having a tough time. Although she qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Richardson failed to jump on a plane to Tokyo after testing positive for banned substances. Since her comeback, events have not unfolded according to what she planned.
So childish. Richardson didn’t have to be cropped out did she😂😂😂
— Hugh Clarke (@JudgeHughClarke) July 28, 2022
She is disgusting filth n thats why she will never prosper….and we jam wanna talk bout shelly and elaine….our ladies at least have class.
— Sassy (@StarSoulful) July 25, 2022
Oh she’s a sad one.
— Picasso Penis 💐🇯🇲 (@mark_minaj) July 25, 2022
How many Olympic gold medals Sha'carri has?
— Carla ✨ (@CarlaTotoro) July 25, 2022
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“She’s obviously been through so much, and I hope that she’s supported. I hope that people rally around her,” said Felix, who wanted her to get back to winning ways. To this, Richardson made a potential dig by posting an Instagram story with captions, “Encouraging words on TV shows are just as real as well nothing at all.” Fans across social media offered their thoughts about this, and they criticized her.
To sum up, the controversy is probably far from over. Cropping Felix from her status means they probably did not solve the issue. As for the fans, they voiced their opinions on Twitter. Hopefully, they can talk it out with each other.
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Simar Singh Wadhwa