‘You Really Thought You Was Faster Than Me’: Sha’Carri Richardson Blows Past Competition In 4×100 Race, Secures Her First Gold Medal

Sha’Carri Richardson is leaving Paris with two medals after making her Olympic debut in the 2024 Games. The former LSU track and field star nabbed a silver when she took the second place spot in the 100-meter final on Aug. 3. Days later, on Aug. 9, she helped Team USA, which includes Melissa Jefferson, Gabby Thomas, and Twanisha Terry, clinch a gold medal in the 4×100 relay. Sha’Carri Richardson wins first Olympic gold medal after blowing past competition. (Photo: @shacarririchardson/Instagram Video of her regaining the team’s No. 1 spot in a qualifying round has been heavily circulated among sports fans. Richardson took on anchor leg duties in both the qualifier and final race. The viral pre-finals footage shows her catch up to Germany’s Rebekka Haase, and then switch into high gear, blowing through the finish line. The 24-year-old sprinter is the subject of online banter not just for her speed but because of the way she gave Haase a quick glance before leaving her behind. “She looked her like not you really thought you was faster than me,” a TikTok user wrote when the video was shared to the popular social platform. Other comical assumptions about her thoughts in the...