Richardson makes Olympics with fastest 100m of year

Sha'Carri Richardson has secured her spot astatine this summer's Games successful Paris, winning nan women's 100m astatine nan US Olympic trials.

The 24-year-old world champion claimed triumph successful 10.71 seconds, which is nan fastest clip successful nan world this year, to suffice for her first Olympics.

Richardson won nan 100m astatine nan US Olympic tests 3 years agone but did not compete astatine nan Tokyo Games after testing affirmative for marijuana.

"I consciousness honoured," said Richardson. "I consciousness each section I've been done successful my life designed and prepared maine for this moment.

"I cannot hold to spell to Paris and represent."

Slow retired of nan blocks, Richardson accelerated to return nan lead astir 50m successful earlier surging to victory, pinch Melissa Jefferson 2nd successful 10.80secs and Twanisha Terry 3rd successful 10.89secs. All 3 women are group to title for Team USA successful Paris.

After crossing nan decorativeness statement successful a world-leading time, Richardson ran to hug her grandma who watched connected from nan stands astatine Hayward Field successful Eugene, Oregon.

"In nan past 3 years I've grown - conscionable [a] amended knowing of myself, a deeper respect and appreciation for my gift that I person successful nan sport, and arsenic good arsenic my work to nan group that judge and support me," said Richardson.

"I consciousness for illustration each of those components person helped maine grow."

Richardson won gold astatine nan 2023 World Championships successful Budapest pinch a title grounds of 10.65secs to declare her first awesome title.

She will beryllium hoping to adhd Olympic golden to that victory, but she has not group a target clip she wants to execute successful Paris.

"I don't put a clip connected myself, I conscionable cognize that if I execute and tally nan title that I've trained [and] prepared for, that nan clip comes pinch it," she said.

Elsewhere astatine nan US Olympic trials, Ryan Crouser took triumph successful nan men's changeable put pinch a propulsion of 22.84m, while Jasmine Moore won nan women's triple jump connected her last effort of 14.26m.