Olympics Day 14 Results: Sha'Carri Richardson Wins Gold In Relay

Sha'Carri Richardson won her first Olympic gold medal as the anchor leg for Team USA in the women's 4x100 relay during Day 14 of the 2024 Paris Olympics on Friday (August 9).

Richardson, along with teammates Gabby Thomas , Melissa Jefferson and Twanisha Terry , won gold with a time of 41.78 seconds, a season-best. Thomas, who ran the third leg, had previously won gold in the 200-meter on Tuesday (August 6).

Richardson won silver in the 100-meter last Saturday (August 3). The former LSU standout was previously suspended for one month by the United States Anti-Doping Agency after submitting a sample that tested positive for THC metabolites indicating cannabis use, which prohibited her from competing in the 100-meter at the pandemic-delayed Tokyo Games in 2021.

The United States Women's Basketball Team clinched a berth in the gold medal game with an 85-64 win against Australia, extending its Olympic winning streak to 60 consecutive games.

Breanna Stewart led all scorers with 16 points, while also recording six rebounds, five assists and one steal. A'Ja Wilson recorded 10 points, eight rebounds, four blocks, two steals and one assist.

The Americans outscored the Australians, 66-40, through the first three quarters and shot 50% from the field as a team, as well as 10 of 11 on free throw attempts. Team USA will face the winner of the other semifinal matchup between host nation France and Belgium.

The Americans have won 60 consecutive games in Olympic play, a streak that dates back to the 1996 Atlanta Games and seven consecutive gold medals.

Algerian boxer Imane Khelif , who was at the center of a gender controversy at the 2024 Paris Olympics , won the gold medal for the women's welterweight division on Friday.

Khelif defeated Yang Liu of China in the gold medal round by points via unanimous decision. The 25-year-old was previously ruled ineligible by the International Boxing Association after failing gender tests last year, which led to many critics online falsely labeling her as transgender and resulted in heated political debates.

The IBA, which has historically been dominated by Russia, was banned from the Olympics last year and hasn't overseen Olympic boxing since 2016. Khelif, who has identified as female since birth and is listed as female on her passport for Algeria, which prohibits transitioning, previously defeated Angela Carini of Italy, who refused to shake her hand and claimed "this is unjust," in 46 seconds last week, which led to online outrage.

Carini later apologized to Khelif and claimed "all this controversy makes me sad." Khelif called for an end to "bullying all athletes" while giving her first extensive comments in response to the controversy.

“I send a message to all the people of the world to uphold the Olympic principles and the Olympic Charter, to refrain from bullying all athletes, because this has effects, massive effects,” Khelif said in Arabic during an interview with SNTV , which was re-shared by the Associated Press . “It can destroy people, it can kill people’s thoughts, spirit and mind. It can divide people. And because of that, I ask them to refrain from bullying.”

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