Olympics
EUGENE, Ore. — Sha’Carri Richardson — after failing to qualify Sunday for the final round of the women’s 200-meter dash at the USA Track and Field Championships — declined to comment about her arrest last week at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.
But fellow American sprinter Christian Coleman, Richardson’s boyfriend, who was involved in the situation, did address the incident that landed Richardson in custody for nearly 19 hours. He wanted to offer support for Richardson, whom he called the best female athlete in the world.
“I feel like it was just a sucky situation all around,” Coleman, 29, said. “I don’t feel as if she should have been arrested.”
Coleman, who finished sixth in the men’s 200-meter final Sunday with a time of 20.2 seconds, said the arresting officer told him he didn’t have a choice but to arrest Richardson.
