When does Sha’Carri Richardson run next at the Paris Summer Olympics? Everything you need to know about the American star's Games debut

By Anirudh

Modified Aug 02, 2024 12:14 GMT

Sha’Carri Richardson is all set to make her long-awaited debut at the 2024 Paris Olympics on Friday (August 2). Three years ago, she was banned from taking part in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics after a failed drug test led to a suspension.

Track & field is taking place in the second week during this year’s Summer Games and Richardson is scheduled to take part in the women's 100m race and the women's 4x100m relay.

The women's 100m race is set to take place on Friday with the preliminary round starting at approximately 4:15 a.m. ET. If she makes it to the final, Richardson will be in action again on Saturday at around 1:50 a.m.

The women's 4x100m relay qualification is scheduled for Thursday (August 8) at approximately 5:10 a.m. The final will take place on Friday at around 1:30 p.m.

Richardson will not take part in the women's 200m event after having finished fourth behind Gabby Thomas, Brittany Brown and McKenzie Long at the U.S. Olympic Trials.

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Sha’Carri Richardson: "Every chapter I have had in my life prepared me for this moment"

Three years after the heartbreak of missing the Tokyo Olympics, Sha’Carri Richardson is all set to make her mark in Paris.

Sha'Carri Richardson at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Hungary - Getty Images

Richardson will take to the track in France as one of track and field’s brightest stars and is well prepared to embrace what is about to come. She said (via Elle):

“That’s just authentically who I am. I never play small, this is how I show up in life.”

Besides her athletic prowess, Richardson is also known for eye-catching hair colors, long painted nails and tattoos. This time around, she has a more subtle look with no colorful hair as she wants to focus on giving her best.

“I wanted to focus on competing at my best, and my look reflected that. It was clean, fresh and fast,” she added.

At the U.S.A. Track and Field Trials earlier this year, Richardson crossed the finish line of the 100m with a world-leading time to secure her spot at the Summer Games. Thus, when she takes to the new purple track at France's biggest stadium, the capital's Stade de France, she will be the front runner to clinch the Olympic gold medal.