Sha’Carri Richardson isn’t back. She’s better, and so is U.S. women’s sprinting

As the outdoor track and field season began in earnest, Sha’Carri Richardson offered a succinct self-assessment that, so far, can also apply to U.S. women’s flat sprinting.

“Y’all say I’m back,” she said earlier this month. “I’m not back. I’m better.”

Ten months ago, the U.S. earned zero medals across the women’s 100m, 200m and 400m at a world championships for the first time. A year before that, the U.S. didn’t win a single gold or silver medal across those events at an Olympics for the first time since 2000. Read More