Katie Ledecky may finish the Olympics as <a href="https://nypost.com/2024/07/31/sports/katie-ledecky-drops-major-2028-olympics-hint-after-1500m-freestyle-gold/">the most decorated female swimmer</a> of all time. Simone Biles will return home with <a href="https://nypost.com/2024/07/30/sports/simone-biles-usa-gymnastics-win-gold-in-olympics-team-final/">more evidence to her claim</a> as the greatest gymnast who has ever lived.

Sha’Carri Richardson could leave Paris with the grandest title of all — the fastest woman in the world.

Richardson, 24, will make her Olympic debut Friday, competing in the preliminary round of the women’s 100 meters. The final will be held on Saturday.

Richardson, who captured gold in the event at the 2023 World Championships, infamously missed the Tokyo Games due to a positive marijuana test, coming days after she won the U.S. Olympic Trials in 2021.

In the span of roughly 11 seconds, Sha’Carri Richardson will become an American legend or a national disappointment. Marion Jones was both.{ai:summary}<p>Katie Ledecky is poised to seal her place as the most decorated female swimmer ever, while Simone Biles reinforces her status as the greatest gymnast alive. In the midst of it all, Sha’Carri Richardson aims to claim her title as the fastest woman in the world in her Olympic debut.  </p><p>After missing the Tokyo Games due to a positive drug test, Richardson is back on the track, ready to prove that past mistakes won't define her—only her speed will. #sports</p>

Marion Jones runs through her Olympics legacy as a new star emerges in Paris

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