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American sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson has expressed her disappointment at the manner in which some female athletes are being treated which she feels is doing a ‘disservice’ to the sport.
World 100m champion Sha'Carri Richardson wants to see diversity appreciated in track and field.
Richardson, who has never shied away from telling truth to power, feels women in track and field are being boxed into a corner over how they should look which takes away their freedom and confidence to perform at optimum levels.
The American says women should be left to shape their own narrative and be allowed to decide how they dress and look rather than having rules that restrict them as she believes this is destroying and not building the sport.
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06:19 - 11.12.2024
‘I’m a very humble person’ - Sha’Carri Richardson reveals motivation behind cheeky stare at rivals during Olympics 4x100m relay finish
American sprint queen Sha’Carri Richardson has opened up on the emotions that went through her mind before she gave her rivals a cheeky stare at the Paris Olympics.
“I feel like track and field sometimes does a disservice, especially on the women’s side, by creating a certain narrative of how the track woman should look,” she told Essence.
“I feel like that does a disservice to some of our women athletes—who may not be the biggest names or have the biggest contracts, but they still are people. They still dedicate their lives. They still get out there and show up.”
In recent years, female athletes have been frowned upon over the manner of their dressing with the spotlight turned on whether their outfits are too revealing or not as was witnessed in the build up to the Paris 2024 Olympics when what they were going to wear became a widely discussed subject.
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22:00 - 10.12.2024
'I don’t have any darkness weighing me down'- Why Sha'Carri Richardson is embracing her feminine side
Sha’Carri Richardson has opened up about embracing her feminine side, finding peace through therapy, and overcoming past struggles to live in a brighter, loving energy.
World Athletics also banned some transgender women from competing as females in their competitions last year, saying they have physical advantages over the rest.
This coming after rules were implemented over women with elevated levels of testosterone, requiring them to take hormone suppressants or switch to longer races.
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