Sha'Carri Richardson is set to make her return to the track after missing the Tokyo Olympics due to a marijuana suspension. The 21-year-old will look for redemption when she competes in the 100-meter race at the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, Oregon, on Aug. 21, Jamaica Gleaner reported.
Jamaica's track greats @FastElaine, @realshellyannfp and @sherickajacko will be competing in a highly anticipated race with USA's Sha’Carri Richardson as she returns to racing in the 100 meters at the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, Oregon, on August 21. What are your predictions? pic.twitter.com/KYBjDJ8INF
— Jamaica Gleaner (@JamaicaGleaner) August 14, 2021
Richardson's opponents will include Elaine Thompson Herah, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Shericka Jackson, three Jamaican women who won medals in Tokyo, according to ESPN.
TrackTown USA describes the upcoming event as "the best 100-meter field ever assembled."
It’s Sha’carri. It’s the best 100m field ever assembled. It’s going down. #PreClassic
https://t.co/uUHjUUpdVM
pic.twitter.com/mkD1cIwWw2— TrackTown USA (@GoTrackTownUSA) August 14, 2021
Some of the other runners who will be featured in the race include Teahna Daniels from the United States’, Switzerland’s Mujinga Kambundji and Côte d’Ivoire’s Marie-Josee Ta Lou.
The #PreClassic women's ???? field:
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???????? @brianastarr21Catch them in Eugene on Saturday, August 21.#EugeneDL | #DiamondLeague | ???? https://t.co/7e9vg6vRRk
pic.twitter.com/Fu7JHTle47— Prefontaine Classic (@nikepreclassic) August 13, 2021
As Blavity previously reported, Richardson appeared to be on her way to the Olympics after winning the 100-meter race at the U.S. Olympic trials in June. But her dream was crushed when she tested positive for cannabis.
The track star is now eager to get back to winning.
"Sha'Carri is focused on running a good race since she last competed at the US Olympic Trials,' her agent, Renaldo Nehemiah, told The Wall Street Journal. 'She will be focused on executing her race to the best of her ability regardless of who is in the race."
