On Saturday, at the Stade de France in Paris, the stage was all set for one of those classic Olympics redemption stories. After missing the Tokyo Games entirely due to a positive drug test and a controversial suspension, the American sprinter Sha’carri Richardson was set to make her Olympics debut in the 100-meter dash—and potentially claim the gold medal that she didn’t get a chance to win three years ago. In June, at the U.S. Olympic Trials, Richardson ran the 100-meter dash in 10.71 seconds—the fastest time that any woman anywhere had posted this year. Going into Paris, she was the odds-on favorite to win 100-meter gold.
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