Sha'Carri Richardson 11.37 (-1.5), 4th in her return to the track at Duval County Challenge!! Then runs again and wins in 11.27

I’ve always found the “racial bias” arguments here odd when people regularly root hard for other black athletes against Sha’Carri.

The bottom line is that black people can be bad, unlikeable humans too even if it’s not because of the color of their skin.

She’s beyond arrogant (as opposed to confident), ran some one off good times (while very possibly doping), and was overly marketed as the future of American T&F on dubious grounds. Then, when she was exposed, she doubled down and got even more arrogant and nasty. She prioritizes marijuana use over being a progressional athlete and plays the victim card rather than taking responsibility for her actions.

She’s a bad role model and bad for the sport but the media can’t stop hyping her up.

That was a pointless comment but I will give it context. She opened up her 16 year old season at 11.74. With that same progression she can run 10.85. No medal but she will make us team.

Except they still ended up running into a slight headwind.

I'm glad she's finally racing again

Sheesh. She runs 11.28 at 17 but she can't naturally get and better. However, Abby Steiner has a bigger improvement from age 17 (.67 to .56) but garners no suspicion. Got it.

With the Jamaican women running WR times, there appears no good reason why SCR shouldn’t be able to get back to 10.7 and be competitive at the top, unless she really pissed someone off, who now has it in for her. Bromell is a US-based athlete, and is going 9.7 with no interference. 10.7 should be possible again for SCR, in theory.

Does that include Abby Steiner.

Move goalposts much?

You want to talk about Steiner, visit a Steiner thread.

Your modus operandi, to assert a totally false premise, is just argumentative—and is boring af. I’m out until you post something of value.

Thank you.

I stand by what I said. I'm very familiar with your posting history on this board and others.....you're at home here and that's the culture of this board....all the baseless drug accusations without evidence prove just what you are.......I get it, just be honest about it and own it.

I see you're gently backtracking and admitting to disliking Sha'Carri's personality.....that's your opinion and you have every right to it.....If you have any evidence, not
supposition but hard evidence, that she's ever used PED's, besides your racial bias, prove it.

Then that means Terry, Hobbs and Brown are not either. Come on. We get that she is not liked but lets not be total ...holes.

No serious athlete cares about "Basic times", it's a fun concept for fans to debate about that was popularized over the last 2 decades. Anyone can win a race at the elite level on any given day, regardless of their "Basic" best.

Ofili, the new 200M Collegiate Record holder from Nigeria (not USA) is as talented as anyone out there......I appreciate talent, not Nationality.

How are you definig world level? The ability to medal at WC, make finals, semi-finals, be in the top 25 in the world top, top 50...what????

You realize how bitter and jealous this sounds, right? Everyone who was better than me was using drugs! But lol I had better things to do during the Olympics anyway! And now they’re all losers and I’m doing great! If we’re making doping accusations, by your own admission you were around drugs and hanging around people doing PEDs? And you didn’t report them? Sounds like maybe you were the one with something to hide and on drugs. (See, anyone can manufacture an accusation out of anything with no proof other than “I just think so.”)

Nobody is particularly arguing that Sha’Carri’s behaviour is good, or that she’s a role model, or that they love her. I think she’s acting like a clown and squandering her talent while making a series of terrible choices. I also think she needs mental health help - she had a suicide attempt in high school, has deep abandonment issues with her mother, and clearly can’t cope with the pressure of stardom. And it’s sad to see it playing out in public. But none of that therefore “proves” that any time beyond 11.3 means she must be doping, simply because you decided so with no credible explanation.

The difference is that I would like to see her grow up, overcome her personal issues, stop acting like an a** on social media and live out her talent. I would like all runners to have satisfying careers and run great times and give us entertaining races. And most of this board, not just for her but for every runner, seems to delight in and wish for runners to fail.

For people that claim to love track and running, people on this board hate seeing athletes succeed and get off on tearing everyone down. You’ll pick a few faves for a moment, but then overhype them, expect way too much, and turn on them the moment they “fail.” It’s bitter and toxic and ridiculous.

Disliking her personality or "attitude" and rooting against her in favour of other athletes for that reason (black, white, US, non-US) doesn't make one a racist....it's when you use that justification to make up lies to discredit her talent and make up lies about her that one is clearly a racist.

Well said.

Or maybe your argument was not as clear as you think. Why don't you succintly state your argument in a manner that leaves no room for misinterpretation. Then we can be SURE that we are all having the sane discussion.

I agree with most of what you said. However, one off by definition only happens once. That is not the case with her times. And she is really no likely to be doping than any other professional track athlete so why allude to it in an otherwise rationale and articulate response.

Lol...She is at least interesting enough for you to keep you commenting on and responding to comments about her. If she does not interest you, why even click on a chain about her. smh ..the intellectual dishonesty.