“Leave her personal life alone”: Viral Rumor About Sha’Carri Richardson’s Dating Life Leaves Track and Field Fans in Rage

Sha’Carri Richardson has emerged as the absolute star of the U.S. women’s team in 2023. She solidified her athletic prowess at the World Athletics Championships held in Budapest. Sha’Carri Richardson ended the championships with two gold medals and one bronze medal. The newly decorated 100-meter world champion was chuffed with her victories and celebrated them with a teammate.

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Sha’Carri Richardson and Christian Coleman were hanging around the Budapest city in the late hours. Their demeanor towards each other has prompted many to question the nature of their relationship.

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The Twitter user, ‘Track Spice’, shared a Facebook story to his feed, informing his readers, “Sha’carri Richardson and Christian Coleman SPOTTED getting awfully cozy and together everywhere in Budapest!!” The story originated from an eyewitness who saw the two track and field icons indulge in affectionate gestures. Daniel Perez saw them together three times within a couple of hours. The first time he saw them was in a McDonald’s store near the Danubius Helia Hotel. In the second sighting, they are alone in a park, engrossed in deep conversation. Both Sha’Carri Richardson and Christian Coleman were allegedly oblivious to the people around them and only cared about each other.

🌶️ Sha’carri Richardson and Christian Coleman SPOTTED getting awfully cozy and together everywhere in Budapest‼️ pic.twitter.com/cvOl98uqad

— Track Spice 🌶️ (@trackspice) August 30, 2023

The following day, Daniel Perez came up to Sha’Carri Richardson and Christian Coleman to ask for a picture. After the click, Perez asked the 23-year-old sprinting icon, ” wasn’t that you at McDonald’s last night?” Sha’Carri Richardson denied the claim to suggest that Perez had mistaken someone else for her. This denial only fueled Perez’s curiosity, who questioned if the two athletes had really begun dating. He had expected his post to go viral and also gain a lot of positive reactions from the fans. Contrary to his expectations, the fans went ballistic and also started criticizing Perez for invading Richardson’s privacy.

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Fans were not happy with Daniel Perez’s actions and quickly expressed their feeling in the comment section. One fan raged against Perez for keeping on Sha’Carri Richardson’s heels the entire night, saying,

Leave her personal life alone. I don’t hear you talking about Elaine and her husband! Smh.

— JL (@xoburnerxo1) August 30, 2023

Next, another fan questioned his motive for spreading this rumor on social media, commenting,

Why he run to the internet to expose this?

— Vice (@ViceCaptain30) August 31, 2023

Another fan lampooned Perez for his action, stating,

Reason 15688542469009764 why Sha’carri don’t like y’all

— Jamarius Wallace (@jamariuswallac3) August 30, 2023

One fan made a reasonable plea stating,

Until they say it why is it our business omg can’t just be friends no more got to be something going on

— SamanthaBrannon93 (@SBrannon93) August 31, 2023

The next commentator called out Daniel Perez directly, claiming he had a lot of time to waste in a comment that read,

Lol Daniel ain’t got nun better to do

— Proud Bagonian 🇹🇹 (@ItsFayDuhhh) August 30, 2023

Lastly, one fan reminded everyone of Sha’Carri Richardson’s passionate gesture towards Coleman but still looked for confirmation, stating,

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She ran to HIM after her 4×1 victory and hugged!!🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️Happy for them if true🙌

— Laurel R. Smith J.P Esq. (@SmithSmithspec) August 31, 2023

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Sha’Carri Richardson has also kept mum on these rumors. Frankly, she has no time on her hands with one race after the other on her calendar. Tonight, she has a race against the fastest woman alive, Elaine Thompson-Herah, at the Zurich Diamond League meet. She will try to outdo her and also settle herself comfortably on the throne as the absolute queen of the 100-meter events.

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