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One of the fastest sprinters in the world is competing on the U.S. team and hoping to bring back the gold from the 2024 Paris Olympics this year: Sha’Carri Richardson.

The 24-year-old runner from Dallas has had a long road to the Olympics, after a one-month suspension for marijuana use three years ago kept her out of the Tokyo Olympic games. This year, Richardson qualified for the 100-meter sprint event at the United States Olympic trials in late June, winning the final with a 10.71 time, 0.09 seconds faster than second-place finisher Melissa Jefferson.

Although this is her first Olympics, Richardson has previously proved herself on the world stage, winning gold in the 100-meter sprint and 4x100m relay at the 2023 World Championships in Budapest.


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