Reigning 100m world champion Sha'Carri Richardson was arrested last weekend for allegedly assaulting her boyfriend while they were at an airport in Washington. Loading audio...

Richardson, 25, was arrested last Sunday on a fourth-degree domestic violence offence, according to a police report obtained by The Associated Press.

On Thursday, she ran in the opening round of the women’s 100m at US track and field championships in Eugene, Oregon.

The police report said an officer at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport was notified by a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) supervisor of a disturbance between Richardson and her boyfriend, sprinter Christian Coleman.

The officer reviewed camera footage and observed Richardson reach out with her left arm and grab Coleman’s backpack

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