US EditionUS sprint queen claims thrilling Stawell Gift win
- On Monday, American sprint star Sha'Carri Richardson won the 144th Stawell Gift in Stawell, Australia, finishing the 120-metre handicap race from scratch in 13.15 seconds.
- The historic 120-metre race held on grass in western Victoria requires athletes to compete on handicap, forcing scratch runners like Richardson to chase down the entire field.
- Richardson claimed the $40,000 prize after narrowly defeating 19-year-old Charlotte Nielsen, who finished in 13.19 seconds—a time that would have won any previous women's Gift.
- After the race, Richardson told local runner Grace Crowe, "you're only young, keep going because you're phenomenal," offering mentorship to the 17-year-old finalist.
- Australian sprinter Olufemi Komolafe won the men's final in 12.03 seconds, with the 21-year-old medical student at Adelaide University citing international stars' presence as motivation for his comeback training.
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Sha’Carri Richardson Mounts Epic Comeback To Win Historic Australian Race Despite Major Disadvantage
Sha'Carri Richardson wins Stawell Gift race Sha’Carri Richardson turned a lot of heads when she showed up at the 2026 Stawell Gift race in Stawell, Australia, one of the oldest and most prestigious track and field events on earth but one that has a fairly unique twist: starting from scratch. This means as the fastest runner in the field, Sha’Carri Richardson ran each race at 120 meters while the rest of the field ran 110. After mounting an epic …
Richardson wins Stawell Gift sprint in Australia
In the 144th running of the prestigious event, American sprint star Sha'Carri Richardson surged through the field on Monday to win the Stawell Gift, an annual race contested on handicap over 120 meters on grass in a small Australian town near Melbourne.
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