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<p>Congratulations are in order for <strong>Sha&#8217;Carri Richardson</strong>, as the 23-year-old athlete put in <em><strong>work</strong></em> at the annual <a href="https://www.diamondleague.com/calendar/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Diamond League</a> track and field meet!</p>
<p>The opener went down on Friday in Doha, Qatar, and Sha&#8217;Carri competed in the 100m race against noteworthy opponents like <strong>Shericka Jackson</strong> (Jamaica) and <strong>Dina Asher-Smith</strong> (Great Britain).</p>
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<p>Notably, Sha&#8217;Carri&#8217;s clocked in at 10.76 seconds, the world&#8217;s fastest 100m time this year.</p>
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<p>Additionally, this set a new record for the Diamond League meet. The previous record of 10.80 seconds was set by fellow American <strong>Tori Bowie</strong>, who recently <a href="https://people.com/sports/tori-bowie-was-found-dead-during-wellness-check-at-home/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">passed away</a>.</p>
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">Sha&#8217;Carri Richardson: &#8216;I&#8217;m Not Back<em><strong>—</strong></em>I&#8217;m BETTER&#8217;</h3>
<p>Just one day before this race, Sha&#8217;Carri <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Cr1DkInLKYu/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link" target="_blank" rel="noopener">shared an Instagram message</a> in which she acknowledged some realizations she&#8217;s experienced.</p>
<p>At one point, she attributed past misfortunes to the &#8220;pain&#8221; she was pushing through.</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;I was wrong, and that&#8217;s why I was going through the things I was going through. I was experiencing the things I was experiencing. The pain that I was feelin&#8217;, that&#8217;s why all of [those] things were happening to me.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p>Sha&#8217;Carri noted that she realized these points after embracing her faith again. The athlete added that she&#8217;s begun to &#8220;feel so much better&#8221; since embarking on this personal journey.</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;I know that now because I had to return back to my faith. And I feel so much better.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p>She then announced, <em><strong>&#8220;Y&#8217;all say I&#8217;m back. I&#8217;m not back—I&#8217;m better.&#8221; </strong></em>Period!</p>
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">Is This Sha&#8217;Carri&#8217;s Bounce-Back?</h3>
<p>Readers will recall that, after <a href="https://dev.theshaderoom.com/track-star-shacarri-richardson-trends-on-social-media-after-officially-qualifying-for-the-2021-u-s-olympic-team/?_gl=1*g5f1fj*_up*MQ..*_ga*MTE5ODkyOTM5NC4xNjgzMzIyNTQ5*_ga_V2HX8YP3XL*MTY4MzMyMjU0OC4xLjAuMTY4MzMyMjU0OC4wLjAuMA.." target="_blank" rel="noopener">qualifying</a> for the U.S. Olympic team in 2021, she could not compete at the Tokyo Olympics after testing positive for marijuana.</p>
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<p>Stoically, Richardson reacted by saying she was &#8220;accepting&#8221; of the unfortunate situation. She also pointed out that she was working on &#8220;<a href="https://dev.theshaderoom.com/shacarri-richardson-speaks-out-about-not-being-allowed-to-compete-in-the-olympics-i-know-what-i-have-to-do-moving-forward-in-my-career/?_gl=1*1cc8edu*_up*MQ..*_ga*MTk2ODExNzA1NC4xNjgzMzIyNDI1*_ga_V2HX8YP3XL*MTY4MzMyMjQyNC4xLjEuMTY4MzMyMjQzMC4wLjAuMA.." target="_blank" rel="noopener">moving forward</a> in [her] career.&#8221;</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;I understand the situation that&#8217;s going on. So, I’m accepting of it, and I just know what I have to do moving forward in my career.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
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<p>As she <em>dominated </em>in Doha, it looks like the athlete is serious about putting in the work for her comeback.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Congratulations to Sha&#8217;Carri Richardson on her record-setting performance at the Diamond League!</p>
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