Sha'Carri Richardson's Nail-Biter Semi in Stawell Gift

0:00It's April 6. This is Sydney News Today, powered by AI. I'm Corey with the story. Shaqari Richardson had the Stauwell gift organizers sweating bullets in her semi-final at Central Park. The US Spring Queen, running from scratch with no handicap, barely advanced to the final, clocking 13.522 seconds and edging out. Halley Martin, by just 7,000ths of a second. She cruised her heat from the back marker but faced real heat in the semi, taking longer to reel in the field before surging late. Richardson then stood tall, shrugged, and eased off, emitting she still working on powering through the line with her coach. Pass when her Bri Rizzo, one of only two women to take the gift from scratch, held her breath watching that finish. She called it nerve-wracking, saying her heart skipped a beat, but figures Shaqari will go all out in the final. Meanwhile, Richardson's partner, Christian Coleman, the 60-meter world record holder, also from scratch, couldn't advance in the men's semi.

1:01He ran 12.475 to finish 6th out of 7, behind winner Grady Woods at 12.322. With handicaps under the microscope after last year's misses by Aussie Stars, all eyes they locked on Richardson to deliver that scratch victory in. The big one.