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5 days ago
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Sha'Carri Richardson issues public apology to boyfriend Christian Coleman after arrest, blames 'past trauma'
Sha'Carri Richardson has offered a public apology to her boyfriend, fellow Olympic sprinter Christian Coleman, for a physical incident that led to her arrest. In surveillance video from the Seattle Tacoma Airport last month, Richardson was seen approaching Coleman from out of the frame and appeared to grab his backpack from behind. Richardson appeared to grill Coleman and nudged him before shoving him into a wall, nudging him more later on. The two appeared to exchange words while walking toward security, with Richardson still nudging him and appearing to reach for his face. Coleman declined to be a victim in the case, a police report said, and he made it very clear that he wants to move on from the "sucky situation." Well, after the two both competed at the U.S. Track and Field Championships shortly following the incident, Richardson posted to her Instagram story on Tuesday to apologize to Coleman. "I apologize to Christian. He came into my life and gave me more than a relationship but a greater understanding of unconditional love from what I've experienced in my past," Richardson wrote. "Due to past trauma and pain. I was blind and blocked off to not only receive it but give it. I love him and to him I can't apologize enough. My apologize (sic) should be just as loud as my actions honestly louder. To Christian I love you and I am so sorry." Despite the incident, Coleman said Richardson should not have been arrested. "People have discussions and emotions and stuff like that. She has things that she needs to work on for herself, of course. So do I, so do you, so does everybody. But I'm the type of guy who's in the business of extending grace, and mercy and love," Coleman told reporters at the USATF event. "I look at situations like this, take a step back, analyze it self-mentally, and then just try to see what you can do to be your best self… She's a human being, and a great person. We've been good teammates all year… She has a lot of things going on, a lot of emotions and forces going on inside of her that not only I can't understand, but nobody can. She's one of one. And I'm one of one too." Richardson missed qualifying for the 200-meter final by one-hundredth of a second at the championships. She has a bye in the 100-meter after winning the world title in that event two years ago. Both Coleman and Richardson won gold at the world championships in 2023 for the 4x100 meter. Coleman also won the event in 2019 as well as the 100-meter. Richardson won the 100 at the 2023 world championships in Budapest, Hungary, and finished with the silver medal in the event at the Paris Games last summer. She also helped take the 4x100 relay to an Olympic gold.
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04-08-2025
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Noah Lyles stares down Olympic teammate after comeback victory, gets shoved afterward
Olympic sprinters Noah Lyles and Kenny Bednarek had some extracurricular activity during, and after, a tense 200-meter run on Sunday. The pair of two-time Olympians battled it out in an unforgettable race, in which Lyles again won the United States championship in Eugene, Oregon. Lyles, the reigning 100-meter gold medalist and three-time 200-meter world champ, came back from behind to defeat Bednarek and the rest of the field, crossing the finish line in 19.63 seconds, four-hundredths of a second faster than Bednarek. However, before they crossed the line, Lyles turned toward Bednarek and stared him down as they finished the race, which prompted a shove by Bednarek. Lyles stopped and turned around, before Bednarek apparently realized his mistake and extended his hand for a handshake. Lyles obliged. Perhaps Lyles felt a need to celebrate considering what happened in Paris last summer - days after Lyles won gold in the 100-meter, he was aiming to become the first American runner since Carl Lewis in 1988 to win the double in the Olympics. The 200-meter has always been Lyles' specialty. However, he settled for bronze as he revealed he battled COVID-19 - Bednarek won silver. Despite their handshake, there still appeared to be some bad blood between the two during a joint interview with NBC. "I tell ya, if you've got a problem, I expect a call," Bednarek said, as the network's Lewis Johnson moved the mic between the runners. Lyles replied, "You know what, you're right. You're right. Let's talk after this." It didn't stop there - Bednarek made more comments after both runners left the track. "What he said didn't matter, it's just what he did," Bednarek said. "Unsportsmanlike (expletive) and I don't deal with that. It's a respect factor. He's fresh. Last time we lined it up, I beat him, that's all I can say. Next time we line up, I'm going to win. That's all that matters." Bednarek referenced some long-simmering issues between the two. "Just some personal stuff we've got to handle," he said. This isn't the first time Lyles has had a beef with a fellow USA runner. He and Fredd Kerley have also exchanged verbal pleasantries over the last year-plus. Lyles, of course, has had an apparent rivalry with Tyreek Hill, as well.
