Sha’Carri Richardson Says She Was Used And Abused By Her Jamaican Female Athlete Lover

Yardhype Staff WriterMay 16, 2022

American track and field sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson recently disclosed in an Instagram post about the abuse and neglect she suffered at the hands of a Jamaican female athlete whom she had a romantic relationship with.

In a post shared on her Instagram story, the 22-year-old sprinter expressed that she is still healing from the homophobic attack that she had to face from persons from her ex-lover’s home country. She further shared that she suffered more than abuse from the unnamed Jamaican woman, as she is also a victim of theft whilst they were in a relationship. Nonetheless, Richardson stated that she protected her ex-lover from discrimination by bearing the judgment herself.

“I was in a relationship with a Jamaican athlete that never cared about me from jump. I was abused and stole from yet protected her from the judgement of her country and family while they dragged me. I had to deal with homophobia and so much more that I’m still healing from,” the young sprinter wrote.

Sha’Carri Richardson rose to fame in 2019 as a freshman at Louisiana State University with a time of 10.75 seconds to break the 100 m record at the National Collegiate Athletic Association Championships.

She currently has a personal best time of 10.72 seconds in the 100m.

She competed with Jamaican sprint champions, Elaine Thompson-Herah, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Shericka Jackson at the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, Oregon where she came in last place with a time of 11.14 seconds.

Since then she has avoided running against top Jamaican sprinters.

Yardhype Staff WriterMay 16, 2022