Olympic silver medalist Sha’Carri Richardson and boyfriend Christian Coleman have an amazing opportunity to potentially team up for Team USA at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
The Summer Games will be held on home soil for the sprint couple, who have a chance to take to the track together following a groundbreaking announcement by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
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For the first time in its history, the Olympic Games are poised to have a 4×100m mixed relay.
According to , this follows an approval by the Executive Board of the IOC on April 9.
This means that male and female sprinters will take to the track as part of the same race.
While mixed relays have been around, with some tested at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games and the , this is the first time that male and female sprinters will get to line up against one another in the 4×100m.
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The event is especially Richardson’s and Coleman’s event.
In 2023, Richardson and Coleman lined up for Team USA at the World Athletics Championships.
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Richardson and Coleman could take their love story to the track if the 2028 Olympic trials go their way and they both manage to secure an opportunity to represent Team USA.
The couple are gearing up for an action-packed season, expected to have the same season opener at the Tom Jones Invitational on April 19.
Richardson is looking to defend her world title at the 2025 World Athletics Championships against the likes of Julien Alfred, while Coleman is looking to reclaim his spot in the men’s sprint scene against the likes of Noah Lyles.