*USA Track & Field star Sha’Carri Richardson appears on Vogue’s August 2024 digital cover.
Richardson is gearing up to compete in the Olympics for the first time at the Paris Games. She missed the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics due to a positive test for THC, a chemical found in marijuana.
“I’m not back, I’m better,” she told Vogue.
“I don’t just mean I’m a better runner. It’s beyond that. I’m better at being Sha’Carri. I’m better at being myself,” Richardson continued.
She also discussed the demands of the preparations to compete. “You keep showing up,” she said of training. “No matter what.”
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For track and field fans, the 100-meter sprint goes by in a burst—just seconds and it’s over. But for Olympics star and world record-holder Sha’Carri Richardson, the path to the starting blocks is a long one. https://t.co/63FmiqMB47 pic.twitter.com/JxFq0xJmmu
— Vogue Magazine (@voguemagazine) July 9, 2024
Richardson continued, “Most people, they only think of track every four years. The Olympics, that’s all there is — those few seconds on TV. But for me, track is my life on a day-to-day basis. Everything I do — what I eat, what I drink, if I stay up too late — it’s all reflected on the track. Every choice. That’s what the world doesn’t see.”
Ultimately, it all comes down to “getting the job done,” she said.
“Every time you step on the track, it’s a validation of the time you’ve put in, the sacrifices you make on the daily,” Richardson told Vogue. “When I get on the blocks, it’s about getting the job done.” I know there’s joy at the other end, at the finish line. But I also know I’ve got to earn that happiness.”
The 2024 Summer Olympics kick off July 26 in Paris and run through Aug. 11.
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