Sha’Carri Richardson’s 2025 season has looked nothing like the force she displayed in Budapest two summers ago. Once the standard-bearer of women’s sprinting, she has opened this year with results that tell a different story: ordinary finishes, unfamiliar struggles, and times that no longer belong near the top of the global rankings. The reigning world champion in the 100 meters is barely holding pace with the middle of the Diamond League fields, and less than a month from the World Championships in Tokyo, the question of whether she can rediscover her old form has grown louder with every race.

Her campaign began with hesitation in May at the Golden Grand Prix in Tokyo. Running into a slight headwind, she finished fourth in 11.47 seconds, far from the brilliance of her 10.65 in Budapest 2

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