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Sha'Carri Richardson has showered Jamaican wunderkind Tia Clayton following her performance in the women's 100m at the Paris Olympics.
Sha’Carri Richardson was in awe of Tia Clayton’s performance in the women’s 100m at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
Clayton was Jamaica’s sole representative in the final of the race, managing to clock 11.04 for a seventh-place finish.
The race was won by St. Lucia’s Julien Alfred, who clocked a national record time of 10.72, with Richardson coming in second with a time of 10.87. Melissa Jefferson completed the podium, stopping the clock in 10.92 seconds.
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Lauding her efforts, Richardson shared a post on her Instagram stories and noted that it is never easy being the only athlete representing Jamaica in the final. Richardson also lauded her for being the youngest in the field and managing to cross the finish line.
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“Tia Clayton, to be the youngest and the only one representing a country is an achievement in itself and congratulations,” Richardson said.
Clayton made the cut to the final of the women’s 100m with Shashalee Forbes faltering in the semifinal. Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce withdrew from the women’s 100m semifinal a few minutes before the race. Two-time world 200m champion Shericka Jackson scratched from the women’s 100m, leaving the burden to youngster Clayton.
In the women’s first round, Tia Clayton finished second in her respective heat, crossing the finish line in 11.00. She then extended her hot streak to the semifinal, where she reigned supreme in 10.89 ahead of Great Britain’s Daryll Neita before her seventh-place finish in the final.
Going into the race, Clayton was also the youngest of all the nine athletes. The 19-year-old made the cut to the Olympic team following her dominant display at the Jamaican Olympic trials where she finished second behind Jackson and beat Fraser-Pryce.
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