PARIS 2024 OLYMPICS: SHA’CARRI RICHARDSON GEARS UP FOR PARIS ARRIVAL: “IT’S A FULL-CIRCLE MOMENT”

To be in the presence of sprinting sensation Sha’Carri Richardson is something special.

Last month, at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials for track and field in Eugene, Oregon, the reigning world champion in the 100m worked her way through three races to not only earn her spot

at the Olympic Games Paris 2024, but set a world lead time of 10.71 while doing so.

While she had all eyes on her from start to finish, her pre- and post-race aura leaves nothing to be desired: Sha’Carri has arrived as a global superstar in women’s athletics… and she intends to show that off on the Olympic stage in the coming days, too.

“It’s a full circle moment,” Richardson told reporters in Eugene after her 100m victory. “I’m super excited to continue to grow and build from this momentum that we’ve already established here.”

Her mantra since winning the U.S. and world titles in 2023 has been, “I’m not back, I’m better.” And while her times on the track show that to be true, it’s the internal work that Richardson, now 24, has said is the most integral part of the process.

“Everything I’ve been through… to be in this moment right now,” she said, continuing: “There’s nothing I’ve been through that hasn’t designed me to sit right here in front of you.”