EUGENE — Sha’Carri Richardson could’ve walked a victory lap but opted to keep running and leapt into the stands to embrace her grandmother. Since the eight women in the women’s 100m final at the U.S. Olympic Trials couldn’t catch her, it was up to photographers and broadcasters as she made her way up the Hayward Field stairs and into a suite to celebrate with her family.
“Honestly, that probably felt better than winning the race itself,” Richardson said.
In a post-race interview with NBC Sports, Richardson revealed that her biological mother died a week before the Trials.