BUDAPEST, Hungary — Now that they’ve got the baton thing down, the American sprinters can start brushing up on celebrations.
Noah Lyles and Sha’Carri Richardson anchored their 4×100 teams to victories Saturday, giving the U.S. its first sweep of the short relays at the world championships since 2007 and a boost of confidence heading into next year’s Olympics.
Lyles finished 3-for-3 at these championships — with wins in the 100, the 200 and the 4×100. He lifted three fingers and shouted, “Three!” as he crossed the line to remind the world of what he’d done, which was to become the first man to complete that triple at worlds since Usain Bolt in 2015.
Richardson’s celebration was a little different. With the men on the track watching and Richardson still putting on the brakes after she crossed the line, an over-the-moon Christian Coleman came out to celebrate with a hug … or a high-five … or something. They collided, spun around and went tumbling to the ground.
But Richardson popped right back up. No damage was done, and it will go down as one of many sweet memories on a night that was full of them.
“I didn’t know she was going to jump like that. I guess I was supposed to catch her. But I don’t know. It’s all good,” said Coleman, who,…
