Glorious and glamorous: Sha’Carri delivers gift for Stawell

April 6, 2026 — 4:41pm

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Sha’Carri Richardson was the gift the Gift needed – the gift the Gift should have had last year, when arguably the biggest name in Australian sport, Gout Gout, was brought to Stawell but was unable to make the final due to handicapping.

This year, even handicappers couldn’t stop Sha’Carri Richardson.

Last year, Gout delivered the injection of interest and excitement the race needed. But it was left to look foolish when he could not even make the final.

This year, there was no such silliness.

Richardson won in what was possibly the best sprinting performance seen in Australia outside of an Olympics. That is not hyperbole. Her time of 13.15 seconds was the fastest ever run by a woman at the Gift and she did it from scratch, reining in runners who had up to a 10-metre head start.

Her first 100m of the 120m race was run in 10.76s. On a football oval.

Securing the glamour couple of world sprinting –........

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