Sha’Carri Richardson on the worlds: “I like to be a secret weapon”
An undeveloped injury established the preparations for the Richardson season in February. She opened it in 2025 at the Golden Grand Prix in May, held in the same place that will welcome the worlds, the National Stadium Tokyo.
She was fourth (11.47), then no longer competed Classic prepontaine In Eugene in early July, where she wandered the ninth (11.19) in a race that saw Jefferson-Wooden Just Edge Out Olympic Champion Julien Alfred.
Does she fly under the radar before her defense of the title in Worlds?
“I think yes,” said Richardson. “I like to be a secret weapon. So at the moment, I’m sort of crossing under the radar, but when it’s time to hit, it’s going to be a blow when you all see my name.”
Although she has this aforementioned bye in the worlds, Richardson said it was important for her to come to Eugene and show progress.
“I wanted to come here and be competitive,” she said. “I do not only count on this bye. I wanted to introduce myself and show that I am a competitor whatever happens.”
Richardson, Thomas and Jefferson-Wooden are all ready to try the double here in Eugene, running both the 100m and the 200m.
By saying that she “crosses a lot” this year, Richardson says that everything comes back to present himself constantly: for herself, her team and to test her limits as one of the best sprinters in the world.
“I think the most I have learned about myself is always to introduce yourself, no matter something else,” she said Olympic Games.com. “Show and always leave what you want the world to see and know [about you] On the track. “”
