American sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson has been battling it out on Twitter since last week. While a failed doping test forced her to withdraw from the current Tokyo Olympics, she did not hesitate to show her confidence ahead of the women’s 100m final on July 31.
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After Jamaica dominated the final on Saturday, several people around the world tweeted against Richardson. One of them was rapper Nicki Minaj, who praised Jamaican athletes while giving the 21-year-old a subtle dig.
Nicki Minaj subtly hits Sha’Carri Richardson on Twitter after women’s 100m final
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Richardson qualified for the Tokyo Olympics with a time of 10.86 seconds at the US Olympic Trials. She also set a personal best of 10.72 seconds earlier in the year, making her a favorite in the category. However, a positive drug test forced her to withdraw from the Games. That left Teahna Daniels as the only American to advance to the final on Saturday.
A day before the women’s 100m final, Richardson posted a tweet asking fans if they had missed her appearance at the Games. In the final, Elaine Thompson-Herah, Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce and Shericka Jackson locked the podium to show Jamaica’s dominance. This sent Twitter into a frenzy, with Minaj posting a tweet congratulating the three athletes.
However, the 38-year-old didn’t stop there as she responded to a tweet from Beenie Man. With Beenie Man referring to Richardson’s previous tweet, Minaj didn’t hold back in her response.
With Beenie Man tweeting, “How wi fi miss Yeah ???”, Minaj responded by saying, “Big up uno self.”
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Fans hint at Minaj intentionally making these comments in revenge for Richardson’s old tweets
After Minaj’s tweets, old Richardson tweets against the rapper resurfaced due to multiple fans. Using these tweets, they formed a theory that Minaj and Richardson are by no means on good terms.
| @NICKI MINAJ overshadows rising track star Sha’Carri Richardson (@itskerrii) after being suspended from competition #Olympic Games. Nicki also denounces her on Instagram: “Some stinking gyal cyah tell”
Is the 38-year-old rapper crazy about tweets from young athletes? 👀 pic.twitter.com/p4RUlw4S7p
– # 1 Source of female rap (@TheFemaleSource) July 31, 2021
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One of those tweets from Richardson read, “Lol is it just me but Nicki Minaj in the hair salon was a little boring.”
Whether she jumped on the bandwagon or fired back after two years, Minaj certainly fueled the raging fire against Richardson on Twitter.
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