Sha’Carri Richardson defeats Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah at meet in Switzerland

U.S. sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson defeated Jamaican Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah in the women’s 100-meters at the Spitzen Leichtathletik meet in Lucerne, Switzerland in less-than-ideal racing conditions.

Sha’Carri Richardson is back yall! Wins her first 100M back in 11.29 seconds. In a rain storm at that pic.twitter.com/D3Uv9CuZfk

— Stan Becton (@stan_becton) August 30, 2022

Sha’Carri Richardson defeats Elaine Thompson-Herah

Richardson ran a 11.29, beating the gold medalist by .01 of a second. American Celera Barnes finished third with a time of 11.40.

Rich hasn’t competed since the U.S. championships in June, where she failed to qualify for the world championships.

Track career

The Texas native came onto the scene during the 2021 U.S. Olympic trials after running a 10.86. Shortly after that meet, Richardson was suspended from competition for 30 days and missed the Tokyo Olympics due to testing positive for marijuana. Her 30-day suspension ended before the start of the relay competitions in Tokyo, but USA Track and Field decided not to offer her a spot.

On NBC’s “Today,” Richardson said she used marijuana upon learning of the death of her biological mother a few days before the US Olympic Team Trials began, bringing Americans nationwide to sympathize with the record-breaking sprinter.