A 5-year-old boy was on everyone’s screen a few days back as his TikTok video of sprinting became viral. Hailing from Louisiana, the internet sensation was introduced to fame after his video was uploaded online by his bus driver while he was returning home from school.
Amid the fame at an early age, something unexpected happened as he came face to face with Sha’Carri Richardson. While his sprinting skills brought him into the limelight, he struck gold as he had an unforgettable encounter with the fastest woman alive on earth.
Xavier gets a chance to meet Sha’Carri
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Xavier’s introduction to the line of fame was initiated by his bus driver. While dropping Xavier after school, Chad Desormeaux started recording the boy after looking at his speed one day before. As a result, Xavier’s classmates cheered him as he showed off his speed while the driver recorded the whole scene for fun. Recently, Track Spice posted a couple of pictures of Xavier with track and field sensation Sha’Carri Richardson on their official Twitter account. Along with the pictures, they penned, “Xavier – the Fastest Kid Alive meets Fastest Woman in the World – Sha’Carri Richardson after his TikTok Videos Go Viral.”
Xavier – the Fastest Kid Alive meets Fastest Woman in the World – Sha’Carri Richardson after his TikTok Videos Go Viral pic.twitter.com/cSIOZNEwfB
— Track Spice 🌶️ (@trackspice) January 29, 2024
Xavier’s encounter with the fastest woman in the world made it all across the internet. The major reason behind this is the similarities between Sha’Carri and Xavier.
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How was Xavier’s encounter with Sha’Carri possible?
Star Athletics is an organization owned by Mitchell couple, Olympic medalist Dennis Mitchell, and his wife, Damu Cherry-Mitchell. There are various athletes who the Mitchell couple trains, and one of them is Sha’Carri Richardson. Therefore, after noticing Xavier’s viral video, Star Athletics decided to make the kid’s dream of meeting Sha’Carri come true.
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Directly after deciding, the couple grasped the opportunity and invited Xavier’s mother, Tiffany Saine, and his bus driver, Desormeaux. All three came to Orlando, where Xavier met Richardson while enjoying the picturesque Disney World.
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