Sha’Carri Richardson has a soothing message for her adversaries ahead of the dramatic Olympic rematch with Julien Alfred in Zurich.
Sha’Carri Richardson has reactivated her famous slogan for inspiration ahead of the dramatic Olympic rematch with Julien Alfred in Zurich, where she’ll be aiming for retribution against the St. Lucian new speed queen.
Richardson and Alfred last faced in the 100m final at the Paris Olympics, where the St Lucian star sprinter powered her way to the history books with a new personal best of 10.71s ahead of the American.
Following the Olympic final, many thought Richardson wasn’t at her best after the mishap a few hours before her semifinal race, where she and the legendary Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce were denied entry into one of the stadium gates for not arriving with their country’s team bus, which could have taken a toll on her physically and mentally.
With the Paris Olympics thrill behind her, the reigning world 100m champion is aiming to make things right and prove that her loss was a one-off moment and she’s in stronger form for the Zurich Diamond League.
Richardson released a video on her Instagram stories revealing her new personalized Nike spikes with her famous mantra: “I’m not back, I’m better.”
This was her innovative motto in her world-title-winning outstanding 2023 season that saw her retake her status on top of women’s running.
With Zurich in mind and rechanneling this as motivation, track fans can anticipate an exciting fast, competitive race between the world’s fastest women this year.
