Overview

• Christian Coleman told reporters on August 4 that he did not believe Richardson should have been arrested following the July 27 incident at Seattle–Tacoma International Airport.
• TSA personnel alerted police after surveillance footage showed Richardson pushing Coleman and throwing headphones during an argument at a security checkpoint.
• Richardson was held at the South Correctional Entity for about 19 hours before her court-ordered release when Coleman declined to cooperate as a victim.
• Both athletes competed at the U.S. Track and Field Championships in Eugene over the first weekend of August but failed to qualify for individual events at next month’s world meet.
• As the reigning 100m world champion, Richardson retains her automatic spot in the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo and faces no new legal obstacles.