Olympic gold medal sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson said she plans to seek help following her July 27 arrest, which stemmed from a physical confrontation with her boyfriend, U.S. sprinter Christian Coleman, at an airport.

“I’m taking this time to not only see myself but get myself a certain level of help that overall is going to reflect who I truly am in my heart and my spirit and not allowing this moment -- but accepting this moment -- to be more,” Richardson said in an Instagram post Monday night.

Richardson, 25, won silver in the 100m at the Paris Olympics and was on the gold medal-winning 4x100 relay team.

She was arrested after officers at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport reviewed security video that showed her appearing to grab Coleman’s backpack and shove him toward a wall while

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