Sha'Carri Richardson Targets Olympic 100m Glory As Simone Biles Hunts More Gold

Sha'Carri Richardson goes for Olympic glory in the women's 100m on Saturday and Simone Biles chases a third gold in Paris, as an Algerian boxer at the centre of a gender row returns to action. On the penultimate night of swimming, Katie Ledecky, now the most decorated US woman Olympian, seeks to add 800m freestyle gold to her 1500m title. And on the clay courts of Roland Garros, Zheng Qinwen takes on Donna Vekic with a chance to win China's first tennis singles gold.

Flamboyant US track star Richardson is the reigning world champion over 100m and the fastest woman in the world this year with a brisk 10.71sec under her belt.

The 24-year-old Texan, aiming to become the first American since Gail Devers in 1996 to win Olympic 100m gold, sailed through Friday's heat in 10.94sec.

Richardson is competing in Paris three years after her Olympic dreams in Tokyo were wrecked by a positive test for marijuana following her victory at the US trials.

Saint Lucia's Julien Alfred is Richardson's main rival but the fastest time in the heats belonged to Marie-Josee Ta Lou-Smith, who won her heat in 10.87sec ahead of Jamaica's Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, a two-time 100m gold medallist.

The semi-finals and final of the 100m both take place on Saturday evening.

"To be an athlete here, competing with the energy, with a great appreciation for the track and field, it gives great support to be a track and field athlete," said Richardson.

"So I'm super-excited to compete on the Olympic stage."

The second full day of athletics in Paris also includes the women's triple jump, the men's shot put and the conclusion of the men's decathlon.

Golden Biles

After her harrowing Olympic experience in Tokyo, where she withdrew from multiple events because of the