ShaCarri Richardson didnt get a storybook finish on Saturday at the Paris Olympics but she did get silver.

Richardson lined up in the 100-meter dash at Stade de France looking to continue her ascent, after the disappointment of not making it to the last summer games in 2021.

Then Julien Alfred of Saint Lucia exploded out of the blocks to dampen the entire fields expectations.

Alfred powered to a convincing victory in 10.72 seconds to earn her countrys first gold medal.

Richardson took second in a time of 10.87 well off her season-best of 10.71 and career-best of 10.65 followed by American teammate Melissa Jefferson for bronze (10.92.).

Alfreds winning margin was the longest in a womens 100 Olympic final since Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce won in 2008 at Beijing, The Athletic noted .