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Track & Field: World Athletics Championships Budapest 23-Evening Session Aug 25, 2023 Budapest, Hungary Shericka Jackson JAM and Sha Carri Richardson USA react after competing in the womens 200m race during the 2023 World Athletics Championships at National Athletics Centre. Budapest National Athletics Centre Hungary, EDITORIAL USE ONLY PUBLICATIONxINxGERxSUIxAUTxONLY Copyright: xKirbyxLeex 20230825_ojr_al2_212
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Track & Field: World Athletics Championships Budapest 23-Evening Session Aug 25, 2023 Budapest, Hungary Shericka Jackson JAM and Sha Carri Richardson USA react after competing in the womens 200m race during the 2023 World Athletics Championships at National Athletics Centre. Budapest National Athletics Centre Hungary, EDITORIAL USE ONLY PUBLICATIONxINxGERxSUIxAUTxONLY Copyright: xKirbyxLeex 20230825_ojr_al2_212
On September 16th, Sha’Carri Richardson ended her 2023 Diamond League season without clinching the victory in the final showdown. The 23-year-old faced defeat by Jamaican sprinter Shericka Jackson on the 100-meter tracks at the Diamond League finals. The LSU sensation clocked in at 10.80 securing the fourth position, while Jackson lifted the Diamond League trophy by storming through the race in 10.70 seconds.
However, interestingly, after the race, Sha’Carri Richardson was spotted with her Jamaican counterparts on the track. The athlete was seen engaging in a warm embrace with Shericka Jackson. A picture of this heartwarming gesture has made waves in the track and field community.
Track and field star finds comfort in her Jamaican competitors
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On September 16th, Travis Miller shared a heartwarming picture of Sha’Carri Richardson with her Jamaican sisters with the caption “10.70 from Spherical Jackon to win the Eugene DL 100m with Sha’Carri Richardson 4th.”
In the picture, Richardson was seen wrapping her arms around the newly crowned Diamond League winner, Shericka Jackson. Further in the frame, the world’s fastest woman alive, Elaine Thompson-Herah, was also spotted walking beside the two sprinters.
However, this is not the first time Sha’Carri Richardson has found comfort in Jamaican athletes.
10.70 from 🇯🇲Shericka Jackson to win the #EugeneDL 100m with 🇺🇸Sha'Carri Richardson 4th pic.twitter.com/s2RlFjjdoh
— Travis Miller (@travismillerx13) September 16, 2023
In the 200-meter heat of the World Athletics Championship, the LSU sensation was spotted sharing a heartwarming moment with Shericka Jackson. After the race, Richardson, who was looking at the board to see her final score, was seen partially hugging Shericka Jackson. In a viral picture of the two, the sprinter’s arms were draped around Jackson’s waist while the Jamaican athlete kept her hand on the face of the newly crowned world champion.
Interestingly, this season, Richardson was also able to end a salty rivalry with ten-time world champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce. Sha’Carri Richardson highlighted her admiration for the sprinter after her 100-meter win at the worlds.
Sha’Carri Richardson shows admiration for Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
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After clinching her first world championship title, Sha’Carri Richardson shut down the rumors of her on-track rivalry with Olympic sprinter Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce.
In an interview, the Texas-based athlete told the media, “I just want to say she is an amazing athlete. I grew up watching her.“Further, while talking about participating with Fraser-Pryce at the event, the sprinter added, “It’s great, honestly. I was going to do my best to come forward and compete knowing that she’s been doing this.”
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From mending relationships with Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce to finding comfort in Shericka Jackson, Sha’Carri Richardson, with her heartwarming gesture, has truly uplifted the spirits of the sport.
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