If you want to win an Olympic gold medal in Paris in 2024, ha’Carri Richardson will tell you, “Track is my life.”

The lady who has been the fastest in the world this year, Sha’Carri Richardson, is featured on the cover of Vogue magazine for the month of August. She dares the reader to even consider the possibility that she will not win the gold medal in the women’s 100-meter dash at the Olympic Games in Paris in 2024.

Despite the fact that she is wearing a gold dress that is billowing out behind her, the American appears to have such a high level of confidence that she might still win at her first Olympic Games as long as she is wearing the gown, including the drag of the fabric.

The editorial that accompanied the article in Vogue magazine, which confirmed the atmosphere of the cover photo, gave the impression that the 25-year-old athlete at this point feels as though she has come into her own, both on and off the track.

She remarked, “I’m better at being Sha’Carri this time.” “I’m better at being myself.”

There was a time when confidence was not as great.

Ahead of Tokyo 2020, in 2021, the Texan was in brilliant form; however, her chances of winning an Olympic athletics title were diminished after her qualifying result at the United States trials was thrown out since she tested positive for a compound that is prevalent in marijuana.

After accepting a one-month suspension “for an anti-doping rule violation for testing positive for a substance of abuse,” which encompassed the time period during which the Tokyo Games were being held, Richardson dealt with the situation in a quiet manner and moved on with his life.

Carl Lewis, a nine-time Olympic gold medalist who is now a coach based in Texas and who won titles in the 100-meter sprint, the 4×100-meter relay, and the long jump from Los Angeles in 1984 to Atlanta in 1996, has witnessed the changes for himself. He shared his thoughts with Olympics.com at the United Kingdom Athletics Championships and Olympic Trials in June, where he was coaching Louie Hinchcliffe, a breakthrough British sprinter.

“Last year she looked to me like she’d settled in,” stated Lewis in response. The fact that she is a little bit older, more mature, and has a better understanding of herself is very good to see, and it’s really nice to watch the progression as a person, as well as how she presents herself and the energy, and I believe that’s why she’s winning.

My impression is that she is more concentrated, and I don’t believe that anyone else is faster than she is. To put it another way, if she runs her race, there is no one who can beat her at this moment.

Two Jamaicans are among those who would argue that this is not the case. Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, a sprinting legend, will compete in the women’s 100-meter dash at her fifth and final Games. Shericka Jackson, who is aiming to win her first individual Olympic gold medal in both the 100-meter dash and the 200-meter dash, will also be competing in the event.

There will be three athletes competing to break the world record for the women’s 100-meter dash, which is currently held by Florence Griffith Joyner.

In addition, the two countries will compete against one another for the Olympic championship in the 4×100-meter relay, which will begin on August 8th.