Keke Palmer Challenges Sha’Carri Richardson To End USA’s 28-Year Drought at Paris Olympics 2024

From Olympic disqualification to the world’s fastest woman, Sha’carri Richardson has made her excellence and resilience known the past season. “I am not back, I am better,” the 100m sprinter had asserted as she came to be known as one of the biggest track stars at the 2023 Worlds. Hanging onto the claim, Richardson has a bigger task ahead as she prepares for the Paris 2024.

Sha’carri Richardson has been one of the prominent 100m stars in recent times. Her trip to the Tokyo Olympics after clocking 10.86 seconds was highly anticipated because of this very reason. However, after testing positive for THC, the hopes remained stagnant yet in minds. The dream today stands to reignite with nearing Paris 2024 tagged along by Keke Palmer’s open challenge.

Sha’Carri Richardson in for a task

Keke Palmer recently appeared on NBC Sports to sing praises for the reigning world champion. The singer highlights Sha’carri Richardson’s standout features underscoring her rise to fame. “She always has something to show. Her speed, her talent, her style. You know Sha’carri. You see her. Standing out from the crowd,” Palmer states. While the remarks are worthy of a mention on a sole standing, the actor holds a motive to state the known. A motive to challenge Richardson owing to all of the features that make her a favorite and a prospect for the season ahead.

“Show me how Sah’carri can be the first American woman to win an Olympic gold in the 100. In nearly 30 years,” Keke Palmer issues. The last an American woman won a 100m Olympic gold dates back to 1996 Atlanta when Gail Devers bested Jamaican Merlene Ottey for the honor. There have been three more medals since, but only in silver.

In August 2023, Sha’carri Richardson recorded 10.65 seconds to best Shericka Jackson and become the first US woman since late Tori Bowie in 2017 to clinch the win. The triumph earned her the title of ‘fastest woman in the world’. Having established that, Richardson is now primed for Paris.

En route Paris 2024

Sha’carri Richardson hasn’t yet made her debut for the 2024 track season. In preparation, the world champion is expected to make her presence at the Miramar Invitational in Florida. It was also the meet Richardson took off her 2023 season, clocking 10.57 in 100m – a fourth fastest. This year, she has reportedly entered 100m and 200m and will look to have the right to the Olympic year.

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The 23-year-old also announced her training and preparations last month when she took to her Instagram saying, “The countdown has begun.” To make it to the Olympic team, Sha’carri Richardson will need to clear the trials to be held in June. As the clock ticks, all eyes remain on the sprinter’s progress.

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