Sha'Carri Richardson tosses her orange wig before winning race, crowd erupts. - marca.com

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Sha'Carri Richardson tosses her orange wig before winning race, crowd erupts. - marca.com



Moments after she was introduced on the starting line, Sha'Carri Richardson reached to her head, grabbed her trademark orange wig and flung it onto the ground behind her.

Then, she took the next step on the long road to proving she's the real deal.


America's most colorful sprint star won the U.S. 100-meter title in 10.82 seconds Friday night, marking a high point that comes two years after her national title was stripped because of a doping violation.



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