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Allyson Felix advances, Sha’Carri Richardson out of the 100m on Day 1 of U.S. Track and Field Championships

Dynamic but inconsistent sprint star Sha’Carri Richardson will not be on the U.S. 100m team for World Championships. On the opening night of the 2022 USATF Outdoor Championships, Richardson finished 5th in her heat in 11.31, well off her season best of 10.85, and not fast enough to advance to the semifinals. While the Dallas native is still entered in the 200, the early round elimination came as something of a surprise after Richardson finished 2nd at the 2022 Prefontaine Classic in May behind two-time Olympic 100m champion Elaine Thompson-Herah of Jamaica.

TOI Impact: SAI to recruit Paralympians as senior coaches

para coach and five-time Paralympian, Farman Basha, threatened to return his government awards and honours, including the Arjuna, after his coaching contract wasn't renewed, the Sports Authority of India (SAI) has decided to recruit Paralympians in the grade of senior coaches on contract basis. Basha, a veteran para powerlifter, had knocked on the doors of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's (PMO) office to help him get contract extension from SAI after he was told to vacate his official quarters on the National Centre of Excellence (NCoE) premises in Bengaluru. His contract had expired on February 28, 2022. Basha will directly benefit from SAI's decision, given his vast coaching experience and nearly three decade-long playing career.

Australian O'Callaghan wins 100m freestyle gold, Murphy takes 200m back

BUDAPEST: Australia's Mollie O'Callaghan stormed to victory to take the women's 100 metres freestyle gold while Americans Lily King and Ryan Murphy took gold in the women's 200m breaststroke and the men's 200m backstroke at the swimming world championships on Thursday (Jun 23).

Kerley scorches in 100 heats, shock exit for Richardson

EUGENE, Oregon : Tokyo silver medalist Fred Kerley produced a world-leading 9.83 seconds in the men's 100 meters heats at the U.S. championships on Thursday but there was a shock in the women's preliminaries when fan-favorite Sha'Carri Richardson failed to advance.