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Sha'Carri Richardson has confirmed she'll make her long-awaited return to the track this weekend in Japan, marking her first race since September.
Finally! Sha’Carri Richardson’s fans have a reason to look forward to the weekend since the reigning world 100m champion has confirmed her return to the track after a long hiatus.
Sha’Carri Richardson’s last competition was at the Diamond League Meeting final in Brussels, Belgium, where she finished a disappointing eighth in the women’s race won by Julien Alfred.
The Olympic 100m silver medallist was coming off a mixed Olympic campaign, having been a favourite to win the women’s 100m final but ended up finishing second behind Julien Alfred.
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Where will Sha’Carri Richardson open her 2025 season?
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Speculation had it that Sha’Carri Richardson would be competing at the Seiko Golden Grand Prix, a World Athletics Continental Tour Gold, on Sunday, May 19.
Richardson has since confirmed it, sharing a video on her X handle, confirming that she will be in Japan indeed. She captioned the video: “Go time.”
She had also hinted at being on a flight headed to Japan, as she shared another tweet, saying: “13 hour flight, where are we headed 👀?”
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Who will Sha’Carri Richardson line up against?
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Sha’Carri Richardson will not have an easy run in Japan as she will be up against her teammate, Twanisha ‘Tee Tee’ Terry who has already opened her 2025 season.
Tee Tee Terry has already competed in the 200m in two Diamond League Meetings, Xiamen and Shanghai, finishing eighth in both.
She was also part of the US squad that was in action at the World Athletics Relays, anchoring Team USA’s women’s 4x100m relay team to a fourth-place finish in the final.
Sha’Carri Richardson will also be up against Australia’s Bree Rizzo, who lines up with a personal best time of 11.23 seconds.
Natives Midori Mikase, Manaka Miura and Hinami Yamanaka will also be in the mix. Sha’Carri Richardson is the fastest in the field with a personal best time of 10.65 seconds.
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