'I don't race for free' - Sha'Carri Richardson rubbishes IShowSpeed's request for a race before the start of 2025 Super Bowl

IShowSpeed challenged Sha'Carri Richardson to a race at the NFL Celebrity Flag game

'I don't race for free' - Sha'Carri Richardson rubbishes IShowSpeed's request for a race before the start of 2025 Super Bowl

Funmilayo Fameso 10:09 - 09.02.2025

Paris Olympic medallist Sha'Carri Richardson made it clear he's not ready to race IShowSpeed unless she's paid.

World 100m champion Sha'Carri Richardson had the perfect business answer for YouTuber IShowSpeed after he tried to challenge her to a race at the NFL Celeb Flag Football match.

When IShowSpeed was streaming live on his YouTube channel with over 36 million watchers, the content creator met up with Richardson requesting a race which she immediately turned down.

Sha'Carri Richardson is the world 100m champion and Olympic silver medallist. Photo/Imago

"Let's race right now then," said IShowSpeed, which the sprint queen immediately declined and said: "I don't race for free". Not settling for the answer IShowSpeed responded: "See everybody be ducking, oh I'm sick of these excuses" and Richardson denied "I'm not ducking. Come work out first, do an Olympian track workout and then we gonna have a race."

In December 2024, IShowSpeed bragged he was going to beat Richardson in a race and even rubbished the notion the American track queen was faster than Real Madrid football star Kylian Mbappe.

IShowSpeed raced and lost to Noah Lyles in a 50m race last year

He even believed racing the fastest woman in the United States will be a walk in the park.

"I gotta race Sha'Carri Richardson, you'll all right?...I'm not gonna cap. Chat, we gotta set that up. There's no way she's faster than Mbappe, bro, she is? How do you all know this though? She's not faster than me though, me and her gotta race."

Richardson never responded to his claims but with the new development, perhaps fans will get to see the race anytime soon. However, the Paris Olympic queen has insisted he must train and workout with her first in her training group before any race will happen.

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