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Team USA's Sha'Carri Richardson wowed fans with her stunning anchor leg in the women's 4x100m relay heat at the Paris Olympics.

Sha'Carri Richardson Wowed Olympics Fans With Blistering Anchor Leg in 4x100m Relay

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PARIS (Reuters) -The United States raced to the gold medal in the Olympic women's 4x100 metres relay on Friday, capturing their 12th title in the event thanks to three smooth handovers as Britain made a mess of their final baton exchange.

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SAINT-DENIS, France — Sha'Carri Richardson’s hopes of leaving the Paris Olympics with a gold medal are very much alive. Richardson overcame a nearly disastrous exchange between United States teammates Twanisha Terry and Gabby Thomas on Thursday morning to power down the stretch on the anchor leg and win the first heat of the Olympic women’s 4x100-meter relay at the Stade de France.

Sha'Carri Richardson puts U.S. in gold medal position with swift run in women's 4x100 relay

SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — Sha’Carri Richardson made her first Olympic gold-medal moment memorable — giving the sprinters behind her the side-eye, then stomping her foot to the track on her final step across the finish line. Afterward, she moved aside to watch the U.S. men do what...

Sha’Carri Richardson rallies US women in Olympic 4×100 while men shut out again

Melissa Jefferson, who won bronze in the 100m in Paris, ran the opening leg, with Twanisha Terry taking the baton down the far straight. Terry's handover to Thomas wasn't as smooth as it could have been, however, handing the advantage to Germany. Thomas' pass to anchor-leg Richardson was clean. The...

Richardson, Thomas guide US women into 4x100m relay final

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	Sha’Carri Richardson — one of the best runners of all time — is sprinting for gold after already taking home a silver medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics.Noah Lyles Wins Bronze Medal In 200M Race Despite Having COVID




	Ahead of concluding the Paris games on Aug. 11, Richardson helped Team USA advance to the finals in the women’s 4×100 meter relay race. Richardson was assisted by USA’s Melissa Jefferson (11.34s), Twanisha Terry (10:02s) and Gabby Thomas (10:59s), who ran the first three legs ahead of her winning sprint.




	Once Thomas handed the baton to Richardson, she took off like a missile passing...

Sha’Carri Richardson Advances Team USA To Finals With Impressive 4x100M Relay Finish

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Sha'Carri Richardson Brings United States Back to Win 4x100-Meter Relay

Richardson breezed past her competition to anchor the United States to relay gold. Sha'Carri Richardson finally has her Olympic gold medal. The United States took gold...

Sha'Carri Richardson Brings United States Back to Win 4x100-Meter Relay

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