Sha’Carri Richardson made a statement on Sunday when she won the women’s 200-meter race at the NYC Grand Prix, finishing with a time of 22.38.
“It feels peaceful, it feels fulfilling, I’m glad that I made the fans happy, but it feels so much better being back at home within myself, my heart, my spirit, and I just want to continue to just thrive, that’s all,” Richardson told reporters after her victory, according to Essence.
Richardson also placed second in the 100-meter run earlier in the day, recording a time of 10.83. In her previous race at the Prefontaine Classic on May 31, Richardson ran the 100-meter race and came in second behind Olympic gold medalist Elaine Thompson-Herah.
As Blavity previously reported, the sprinter missed the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 after she was suspended due to marijuana use. Richardson faced another setback when she finished last in the 100-meter race at the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, Oregon, in August.
The star athlete, who now appears to be on the right track, says she’s competing with confidence.
“The confidence came from seeing how much love I have, I can give, I receive, and just how much inspiration I put out there into the world that even in my short career just how much it has inspired others, it makes me give myself that courage, make me give myself that confidence to go out there and show that I am the sun, I am the sunshine,” Richardson said on Sunday.
The USATF NYC Grand Prix took place at Icahn Stadium on Randalls Island in New York City, USATF reports.
