Sha'Carri Richardson showed why she's regarded as one of the best sprinters in the world, as she turned on the burners to help the United States win its heat and advance to the final in the women's 4x100m relay on Thursday at the Stade de France in the Paris Olympics.
Melissa Jefferson and Twanisha Terry, who ran the first two legs for Team USA, respectively, kept the Americans among the leaders, though there was a brief scare when Terry handed the baton to 200m gold medalist Gabby Thomas, as the exchange was a shaky one and forced Team USA's pace to slow a bit.
But Thomas, maintaining second place, handed the baton to Richardson, who exploded forward and ran a blistering anchor leg to run down Germany's Rebekka Haase and win the heat for the Americans with a total time of 41.94 seconds.
What an anchor leg from Sha’Carri Richardson to send the United States to the 4x100m final. 😲#ParisOlympics
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Jefferson, (11.34), Terry, (10.02), and Thomas (10.59) all ran respectable times but Richardson found another gear, running a 9.99 in the final leg.
Olympics fans were in awe of her performance.
Sha’Carri’s high knees are insane.
— Dr. Paco Hinton Jr Podcaster (@DrPacoHinton) August 8, 2024
We're witnessing greatness unfold here💯🐐🤯
— Mancunian (@UTDXMancunian) August 8, 2024
She is mfn fast
— Comment King (@BigMallTVyt) August 8, 2024
Another fan couldn't help but notice Richardson glancing at Haase as she passed the German sprinter down the straightaway.
Sha'Carri is funny. 🤣😂 pic.twitter.com/7ym0cadHb4
— OverwhelminglySickOfThisShit (@imsickoftheshit) August 8, 2024
Richardson and the U.S. women will go for gold in the 4x100m relay final on Friday at 1:30 p.m. ET.
This article was originally published on www.si.com as Sha'Carri Richardson Wowed Olympics Fans With Blistering Anchor Leg in 4x100m Relay.
