The 2020 U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials in Eugene, Oregon, is where Sha’Carri Richardson donned the athletic gear to race the women’s 100 meters. Leaving everybody in the dust, she clocked a time of securing first place and earning a spot. Just as she won, she ran into the stands to celebrate with her grandmother, Betty Harp. But one person was missing there. Sha’Carri’s mother, who passed away a week before her triumph at the 2020 U.S. Olympic track and field trials. And today, the champion remembers her mother once again…
“ I LOVE YOU, ” that’s what the balloon read that went up on Sha’Carri Richardson ‘s social media post from this week. On June 5, 2025, the Olympian made a post on Instagram featuring this balloon. In the next slide, there were more of those red balloons, bu