Sha'Carri Richardson goes for Olympic glory in the women's 100m on Saturday and Simone Biles chases a third gold in Paris, as an Algerian boxer at the centre of a gender row returns to action.
Sha'Carri Richardson goes for Olympic glory in the women's 100m on Saturday and Simone Biles chases a third gold in Paris, as an Algerian boxer at the centre of a gender row returns to action.
Flamboyant US track star Richardson is the reigning world champion over 100m and the fastest woman in the world this year with a brisk 10.71sec under her belt. Saint Lucia's Julien Alfred is Richardson's main rival but the fastest time in the heats belonged to Marie-Josee Ta Lou-Smith, who won her heat in 10.87sec ahead of Jamaica's Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, a two-time 100m gold medallist."To be an athlete here, competing with the energy, with a great appreciation for the track and field, it gives great support to be a track and field athlete," said Richardson.
However, the International Olympic Committee has cleared the boxers to compete in the French capital, igniting a firestorm.
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