Overview
- Richardson withdrew from the 100m and 200m semifinals at the U.S. Track & Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon, on August 1 after news of her arrest surfaced.
- She retains an automatic wildcard entry to the September World Championships in Tokyo as the reigning 100m world champion.
- Seattle Port Police reviewed security footage showing her pushing Christian Coleman into a column and throwing an object at him during the July 27 incident at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.
- Richardson was booked on a fourth-degree domestic violence charge and held overnight at the Des Moines Correctional Facility before her release on July 28.
- USA Track & Field has acknowledged the reports but declined to comment publicly, and Coleman has refused to participate as a victim in the investigation.