Paris Olympics: Saint Lucia’s Julien Alfred upsets Sha’Carri Richardson in women’s 100 meters

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PARIS — Three years after testing positive for marijuana and allowing an Olympic berth to slip through her grasp, Sha’Carri Richardson arrived in Paris on the cusp of completing the sort of redemptive arc typically found in a Hollywood script.

A journey that started with the despair of missing the chance to compete in Tokyo seemed destined to end with a delirious celebration on Stade de France’s distinctive purple track.

What happened Saturday was a reminder that in real life there are rarely fairytale endings. Richardson finished second behind Saint Lucia’s Julien Alfred.

Alfred won in a time of 10.72 to Richardson’s 10.87. American Melissa Jefferson took bronze (10.92)

For Saint Lucia, it’s the first Olympic medal of any kind.