I’m missing all of the events live as I am boycotting the Olympics after the Satanic worship nonsense. But I’ll catch the clips on news sites like Whatfinger News.
Sha’Carri Richardson secured a silver medal in the women’s 100 meters during her Olympic debut. Saint Lucia’s Julien Alfred won the gold with a time of 10.72 seconds, while USA’s Melissa Jefferson took home the bronze. This achievement marks the first time since 1996 that two Americans have medaled in this event.
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The 24-year-old Richardson was originally set to compete in Tokyo three years ago, but she tested positive for cannabis. She accepted a one-month suspension from the United States Anti-Doping Agency, which made her ineligible for the 100 meters and also led to her exclusion from the 4×100 relay team, delaying her Olympic debut until this year.
Richardson had won the event at the world championships in Budapest last year with a career-best time of 10.65 seconds, which had put her in strong contention for the gold medal in Paris. However, she finished 15 hundredths of a second short of gold in the Olympics.
The official Olympics website noted that Richardson’s reaction time in the final was 0.221 seconds, the slowest among the eight runners, compared to Alfred’s reaction time of 0.144 seconds. Although this did not ultimately affect the outcome, it highlighted a key reason why Richardson had to recover from a slower start.
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This event marked the first time since 2004 that the gold medal in the women’s 100 meters was not won by a Jamaican. The United States has been eager for a winner in this event, as Marion Jones was the last American woman to win it in 2000, although she was later stripped of her medal due to doping. Gail Devers had won the gold in 1996 in a photo finish. No American man or woman had won an Olympic 100-meter race since Justin Gatlin in 2004.
Key Points:
i. Medal Winners: Sha’Carri Richardson secured a silver medal in the women’s 100 meters, with Saint Lucia’s Julien Alfred winning gold at 10.72 seconds and USA’s Melissa Jefferson taking bronze.
ii. Historic Achievement: This marks the first time since 1996 that two Americans have medaled in the event.
iii. Journey to Paris: Richardson, 24, missed the Tokyo Olympics due to a positive cannabis test and a subsequent one-month suspension. She was also not selected for the 4×100 relay team, delaying her Olympic debut until Paris 2024.
iv. Performance and Reaction: Despite her career-best 10.65 seconds win at the world championships in Budapest last year, Richardson’s slower reaction time (0.221 seconds) in Paris likely impacted her race, where she finished 15 hundredths of a second behind Alfred.
v. End of Jamaican Dominance: For the first time since 2004, the gold medal in the women’s 100 meters was not won by a Jamaican, highlighting a significant shift in the event’s competitive landscape.
Susan Guglielmo – Reprinted with permission of Whatfinger News
