Sha'Carri Richardson nominated for BET Sportswoman of the Year Award

Sha'Carri Richardson anchored Team USA to 4x100m gold at the Paris Olympic Games. IMAGE: USA Relay Sports

Sha'Carri Richardson nominated for BET Sportswoman of the Year Award

Funmilayo Fameso 18:42 - 20.05.2025

For the fourth consecutive year, Sha'Carri Richardson has been nominated for the BET Sportswoman of the Year Award.

American track queen Sha'Carri Richardson has been nominated alongside an elite list of female athletes for the BET Sportswoman of the Year Award.

The reigning world 100m champion is the only track star on the nominee list, which also includes basketball stars Angel Reese, Juju Watkins, and A'Ja Wilson, as well as Olympic gymnastics legend Simone Biles and tennis star Coco Gauff. The list is completed by Flaujae Johnson, Clarissa Shields, and Dawn Staley.

Richardson had an impressive 2024 track season highlighted by winning Paris Olympics 100m silver medal, anchoring Team USA to 4x100m gold, and ending the year with the world's fastest time of 10.71s.

This season, she officially made her debut last weekend at the Seiko Grand Prix in Tokyo, where she finished fourth in the 100m race, though under some alleged inconvenience having ran with a calf compressor.

Off-track, Richardson has been very famous, engaging with top brand collaborations and making star appearances at influential events such as the MET Gala.

Sha'Carri Richardson's look for the 2025 Met Gala

This year makes it the fourth consecutive time the sprint queen will be nominated, having lost to Tennis star Osaka in 2022, Basketball sensation Angel Reese in 2023 and 2024.

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