Published on : 26/06/2022 – 22:10Modified : 26/06/2022 – 22:08
Eugene (United States) (AFP) – Rising sprint star Sha’Carri Richardson, already eliminated on Thursday in the 100m, failed to reach the 200m final at the United States Championships on Sunday in Eugene, Oregon, missing out on individual qualification for the World Championships. athletics in three weeks.
The redemption operation, at the United States Championship, ended in failure for the 22-year-old athlete, who had been deprived of the Tokyo Games last year, following being tested positive for cannabis. She had however been the sensation of the Olympic selections, running in 10 sec 64/100 (with the help of the wind) in the semi-final, before winning the final.
On Sunday, she played part of her season, with the aim of participating in her first World Championships. And like 72 hours earlier, when she mightn’t punch her ticket in the 100m, eliminated in the heats, this time she cracked in the semi-finals.
Richardson finished fifth in his race in 22 sec 47/100. Insufficient to be in the first eight (10th). His last chance to participate in the Worlds is to be selected for the relays.
The university champion (NCAA), Abby Steiner, asserted herself as the favorite, equaling her best world performance of the year (21.80).
In the men’s 200m semi-finals went as planned: reigning world champion Noah Lyles won the first with the best time (19.81) and Erriyon Knighton won in the second (19.97) .
Fred Kerley, who became the co-sixth best performer in history in the 100m (9.76) on Friday, also qualified (20.09).
On the other hand, the 100m world champion Christian Coleman did not start these semi-finals, giving up any chance of aiming for a 100-200m double, at the Worlds which will also take place at Hayward Field from 15 to 24 July.
Coleman missed the Tokyo Games last year due to an 18-month suspension for doping whereregardings violations.
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