Sha’Carri Richardson Says She’ll Hang Olympics Stare-Down Pic in…..

Richardson won gold alongside teammates Melissa Jefferson, Twanisha Terry and Gabby Thomas. Richardson got emotional during the group’s medal ceremony, shedding several tears as the U.S. national anthem played throughout the stadium. “That was not a plan, that was not scripted,” Richardson quipped. “I would honestly say that moment was just a full circle moment, just embracing everything, not even including what had happened in the general moment to make it on the podium, but just embracing the entire journey of being just a human and growing, not even just as an athlete, but as a woman, as a spirit.” With the Paris Games officially over, Richardson told the outlet that this was only the “beginning” of her Olympic journey. “There’s nothing but up from

Three years before her Paris victories, Richardson was disqualified from attending the Tokyo Olympics after testing positive for marijuana use. “I just want to take responsibility for my actions, I know what I did,” she said during a July 2021 episode of Today. “I know what I’m supposed to do and what I’m allowed not to do, and I still made that decision. But I’m not making an excuse or looking for any empathy in my case.” Read