After years of waiting, a Team USA track star will make her Olympic debut.
PARIS, France — The track and field competition will be off and running on Friday including the long-awaited Olympic debut for Sha’Carri Richardson.
Here’s some of the key events coming up on Friday, Aug. 2 at the 2024 Paris Olympics:
When is Sha’Carri Richardson running?
Richardson missed the Tokyo Games because of a positive marijuana test at the 2021 U.S. Olympic Trials. She will debut as the favorite in the women’s 100-meter dash in a first-round heat that starts at 11:50 a.m. CEST (5:50 a.m. EDT).
Richardson is the reigning world champion in the event, and her 10.71-second sprint at the U.S. trials in June made her the fastest woman in the world this year.
Shericka Jackson of Jamaica said Wednesday she will not runin the 100, where she was expected to challenge Richardson for gold. Richardson will still …