In 2023, the world of sports witnessed something once in a lifetime- two super phenoms taking over the platform in their trademark sports. While Simone Biles announced her comeback shedding her post-Tokyo Olympics trauma, Sha’Carri Richardson proved herself against the Jamaican arch-rivals in the global ground. Since then, both sporting duchess’ have been covering further highs on their own grounds and certainly, they will meet in the Paris Olympics, donning the Stars and Stripes. But before that, Simone Biles has many words to say about Sha’Carri Richardson. 

On a recent memorable occasion, she publicly expressed her support for Sha’Carri Richardson. By doing so, she showed that she had not overlooked the sprinter’s remarkable performance in 2023. This gesture further endeared the queens to their fans.

Simone Biles backs Sha’Carri Richardson’s resilience 

In April, Laureus honored Simone Biles with the Comeback of the Year award, recognizing her spectacular achievements in gymnastics in 2023 after a two-year hiatus. However, to her, the best sporting moment from last year remains Sha’Carri Richardson’s 100m victory at the Budapest World Athletics Championships. Showering her praise on the latter’s resilience, Simone said, “She keeps pushing forwards, she never gave up, she showed up and showed out”. World Athletics celebrated such a warm cross-sports moment by sharing the gymnast’s comment on IG. But what remained the standout from that sport, apart from overpowering the two legends from the charismatic Jamaican trio? 

As Simone Biles said, it had been an obvious show of resilience. Notably, Sha’Carri took 10.65 seconds to clinch the top podium on that windy evening. But in hindsight, she announced that there is someone now who can give a fitting reply to the Jamaican supremacy in the global sprinting competitions in the women’s category. Remember, in the Tokyo Olympics, the 100m podium in the women’s category was swept by the Jamaican trio of Elaine Thompson-Herah, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, and Shericka Jackson. However, Sha’Carri Richardson wasn’t there to counter them after missing her berth for breaching the USADA guidelines. But the failure to reach the Tokyo Olympics made her determined enough to prove her mettle.

Later, in Prefontaine Classic 2021, her humiliation by the Jamaican trio made the rivalry far more bitter. Along with that, Sha’Carri’s subsequent fiery words “Congratulations to the people that won. But they’re not done seeing me yet, period” proved to be the starter of the rivalry. So from that perspective, the 24-year-old sprinter successfully presented herself in Budapest, competing against Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Shericka Jackson. Simone Biles certainly understands the factors that propelled Sha’Carri Richardson to sprint with full intensity that evening. In the meantime, fans have connected the dots, recalling Simone Biles’ own comeback in 2023.

After missing two years, fighting with mental struggle and public expectations, Simone Biles graced the 2023 US Classic and won the all-around title. Later, in the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships as well, she continued that form and claimed several top podiums. Equaling those achievements with Sha’Carri’s one fan readily pointed out in the comment box, “@simonebiles your stories are ‘similar’…..so many turned backs….. support once you came back.” Soon, the same rejoicing started to echo in other notes as well. 

Sha’Carri Richardson receives a never-tasted recognition 

For fans from the two different sporting worlds, such warm admiration between the world champions means a lot. So, the praise for both Simone Biles and Sha’Carri Richardson was expected in the comment section, and it ultimately showed up, with one fan expressing their satisfaction. The comment concedes, “Legend recognizes Legend”. 

 The satisfaction continued as another fan penned, “Well said @simonebiles THE GREATS @itsshacarri”.Ultimately, both Simone Biles and Sha’Carri Richardson have been praised for their performances in the same year. Above all, their performances have touched the souls of their followers. While the five-time Olympic gold medalist has kept the audience captivated with her gravity-defying gymnastics routines, the Dallas-born sprinter has done the same with her showmanship and fulfilling her promises. Such characters in the sporting sphere are hard to find nowadays.

So, noting that part, one fan commented, “Two of my favs to watch”. Fortunately, both Simone and Sha’Carri will grace their trademark events in Paris, continuing their remarkable careers. For their fans, these performances will serve as further proof of their resilience and dedication.