PARIS : World champion Sha'Carri Richardson's long awaited Olympic debut got off to a terrific start on Friday as she cruised through the women's 100 metres heats, while her Jamaican rival Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce also advanced in her fifth Games.The American won her heat in 10.
Paris 2024 Olympics - Athletics - Women's 100m Round 1 - Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France - August 02, 2024. Sha'Carri Richardson of United States wins heat 1. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier
Asked if the run marked redemption for Tokyo, Richardson said she was focused on the present and fans cheered at the Stade de France the moment she appeared on the starting line. The world leader Richardson is the United States' brightest hope of ending a 28-year gold medal drought in the blue riband event, after Gail Devers last won in 1996. Marion Jones was stripped of her 2000 Olympic gold medal for doping.
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