Sha’Carri Richardson to Headline Star-Studded 100m as Anticipation Builds Around Julien Alfred

Sha’Carri Richardson kicks off her 2025 season in the 100m with fans eager to see who lines up beside her.

Sha’Carri Richardson to Headline Star-Studded 100m as Anticipation Builds Around Julien Alfred

Festus Chuma 15:59 - 10.04.2025

Sha’Carri Richardson kicks off her 2025 season in the 100m with fans eager to see who lines up beside her.

World 100m champion Sha’Carri Richardson is set to light up Hayward Field once again as she opens her 2025 season at the prestigious Prefontaine Classic on July 5 in Eugene, Oregon.

After a months-long break from competition, all eyes will be on Richardson as she looks to make a statement in her return to the track—on American soil, no less—at the only U.S. stop on the Diamond League circuit.

Richardson has not raced since her eighth-place finish at the 2024 Diamond League Final in Brussels but no one should mistake that silence for stagnation.

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The 25-year-old sprinter's offseason has been shrouded by anxiety among fans as many are eager to see if she can maintain—or even elevate—the level that made her the fastest woman in the world.

Eugene is more than just a stop on the Diamond League tour as she is no stranger to Hayward Field. as per FloTrack.

From her U.S. Olympic Trials breakout to Diamond League dominance, Eugene has been the stage for many of her iconic moments.

Richardson will be looking to defend her Prefontaine Classic crown after blazing to a 10.83 win in 2024.

The 2025 Diamond League season spans 14 cities across four continents, with Eugene’s July 5 stop sitting right in the middle of the action.