More than two years have passed since Sha’Carri Richardson and Shericka Jackson last shared the same finish line in a major championship, yet the memory of their duel at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest remains vivid. In that 200-meter final, Jackson blazed to gold in 21.41 seconds, setting a championship record, while Richardson settled for bronze with 21.92, pushed down by Gabrielle Thomas’s silver performance of 21.81. Both athletes had already faced off in the 100 meters at the same championships, where Richardson claimed the top podium position and Jackson took silver. That season marked the culmination of one of track and field’s most compelling rivalries, and fans have awaited the next chapter ever since.

Jackson’s absence from the Paris 2024 Olympics added an ele

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