{"id":785,"date":"2024-08-03T09:36:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-03T09:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=785"},"modified":"2024-08-03T09:36:00","modified_gmt":"2024-08-03T09:36:00","slug":"shacarri_richardsons_comeback_halted_by_julien_alfred_who_brings_1st_olympic_medal_to_saint_lucia-html","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=785","title":{"rendered":"Sha&#8217;Carri Richardson&#8217;s comeback halted by Julien Alfred"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>SAINT-DENIS, France \u2014 Sha&#8217;Carri Richardson&#8217;s comeback story hit a brick wall Saturday when Julien Alfred romped to the 100-meter title in 10.72 seconds to blow away the field and bring the first-ever Olympic medal to her island country of Saint Lucia.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embedcode\">\n<div class=\"keypointsbox\" style=\"text-align: left; width: 95%;\">\n<hr style=\"height: 2px; border-width: 0; background-color: #042d4d;\"\/>\n<h4 style=\"text-indent: 10px;\"><b>What You Need To Know<\/b><\/h4>\n<h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Racing one lane to the left of Richardson, and with rain puddling on the purple track in the Stade de France, Alfred got off to a fantastic start and beat Richardson by .15 seconds<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Richardson and Alfred came in as the only two in the Olympic field to crack 10.8 seconds this year<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>In the final, Richardson will go against her training partners, Melissa Jefferson and Twanisha Terry, along with Marie-Josee Ta Lou-Smith, who is the eighth-fastest woman of all time<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Other medals on the line Saturday were for the men&#8217;s shot put, the women&#8217;s triple jump, the 4&#215;400 mixed relay and the decathlon<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/h5>\n<hr style=\"height: 2px; border-width: 0; background-color: #042d4d;\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"remove-embeded\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Racing one lane to the left of Richardson, and with rain puddling on the purple track in the Stade de France, Alfred got off to a fantastic start and beat Richardson by .15 seconds \u2014 about three body lengths.<\/p>\n<p>Richardson&#8217; training partner, Melissa Jefferson, finished third in 10.92.<\/p>\n<p>Jamaica&#8217;s Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce was an unexpected scratch from that semifinal heat, meaning the two-time Olympic champion will not race for a third gold medal in the event. No reason was immediately given for her scratch.<\/p>\n<p>Richardson and Alfred came in as the only two in the Olympic field to crack 10.8 seconds this year.<\/p>\n<p>In the final, Richardson will go against her training partners, Melissa Jefferson and Twanisha Terry, along with Marie-Josee Ta Lou-Smith, who is the eighth-fastest woman of all time.<\/p>\n<p>Fraser-Pryce&#8217;s withdrawal means the entire podium from the last Olympic 100, including Shericka Jackson and Elaine Thompson-Herah, will not be in the final this time.<\/p>\n<p>In that race, Richardson will try to become the first U.S. woman to capture Olympic gold in the sport&#8217;s marquee event since Gail Devers in 1996. Marion Jones won the 100 in 2000 but later had the medal stripped for doping.<\/p>\n<p>Other medals on the line Saturday were for the men&#8217;s shot put, the women&#8217;s triple jump, the 4&#215;400 mixed relay and the decathlon.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier in the day,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/2024-olympics-track-lyles-cb2941daa744a6683e3bd5eaf09e2937\">Noah Lyles finished second (10.04)<\/a>\u00a0in a sluggish first-round qualifying heat to make the semifinals in the men&#8217;s 100. 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