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The American sprinter guided the USA to the relay gold medal in the French capital as well as a silver in the individual 100m
Relay coach and former Olympian Michelle Freeman has opened up about working with Sha'Carri Richardson during the Budapest World Championships last year.
Freeman said Richardson's performance at the World Championships informed her decision to choose the 24-year-old as the anchor leg of the USA 4x100m relay team at the Paris Olympics.
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The American sprinter guided the USA to the relay gold medal in the French capital as well as a silver in the individual 100m, behind Saint Lucia's finest Julien Alfred. Freeman revealed the preparation for Paris, including her selection, begun in Budapest. Richardson made light work of her rivals in Budapest, cruising to 100m in 10.65 seconds, a record from lane 9 to beat Jamaica's Shericka Jackson and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce.
In a podcast session with 2004 Olympic champion Justin Gatlin and BahamianOlympian Rodney Green, on their YouTube channel 'Ready, Set, Go' Freeman said: "Budapest, that was the year that I finally got to work with Sha'Carri on a senior team, because no one knows but I work with Sha'Carri on a junior team, and she actually ran third leg, and yeah like, Sha'Carri is an amazing third leg. She's an amazing any leg, that's what great about Sha'Carri."
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Richardson's split timing of 10.09 seconds helped the USA win gold in the 4x100m relay where she ran the anchor leg in the finals. "She's one of the best anchor legs that I have. She showed it, she showed the people, she showed the world that she was the best anchor leg. So, it was an opportunity to incorporate one of the most impactful track and field women in the history of the sport, into the groove," Freeman added.
Richardson rose to fame in 2019 as a freshman at Louisiana State University, running 10.75 seconds to break the 100m collegiate record at the NCAA Division I Championships.
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