Dallas native Sha'Carri Richardson wobbled at the start and raced with one of her shoelaces untied but won her first heat at the U.S. Olympic trials.
None of it mattered much on the opening night of U.S. Olympic track trials. Even in a race that was far from a masterpiece, Richardson was the fastest 100-meter sprinter inShe finished in 10.88 seconds — fastest of any of the 34 sprinters spread over four races, and a mere .02 seconds off the time she ran three years ago, when she won the trials, only to have the victory erased by a positive test for marijuana.Richardson will be back on the track Saturday for the semifinals.
For Richardson, things went sideways shortly after her victory at trials in 2021, when her marijuana positive was revealed, after which she disclosed she had been battling with depression in the wake of her mother’s recent death and other issues. Asked how she's dealing with her rising fortunes, she said, “I'm enjoying the recognition of hard work, the support that comes with it."
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