Aug 20, 2021 - Sports

Track star Sha'Carri Richardson makes comeback after Olympics ban

Kendall Baker

Sha'Carri Richardson celebrates winning the Women's 100 Meter final on day 2 of the 2020 U.S. Olympic Track & Field Team Trials at Hayward Field. — Photo: Patrick Smith/Getty Images

47 medalists who accounted for 62 medals in Tokyo will descend on Eugene, Oregon, this weekend for the Prefontaine Classic.

The intrigue: After missing the Olympics due to a marijuana suspension, American star Sha'Carri Richardson will race against all three Jamaican medal winners in the 100 meters.

Richardson will also run alongside Allyson Felix and Gabby Thomas in the women's 200 meters.
Other big names include Athing Mu (800 meters), Rai Benjamin (200 meters) and Ryan Crouser (shot put).

The last word: "I just want to let y'all know, this'll be the last time the Olympics don't see Sha'Carri Richardson," said Richardson following her suspension. "And I feel sorry for anybody who lines up against me when I come back."

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