Richardson joined by Vithya Ramraj and Sawan Barwal
Richardson was announced as one of the event’s three race ambassadors in October alongside Indian athletes Vithya Ramraj and Seizures Barwal.
Ramraj enjoyed a three-medal campaign at the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, winning women’s 4x400m relay gold, mixed 4x400m silver and 400m hurdles bronze.
Her 54.75-second run in the hurdles final broke the Indian national record previously held by PT Usha.
Barwal also made history in Japan, clocking an Indian marathon record of 2:11:37 to win silver. It was India’s first Asian Games medal in the men’s marathon since 1982.
Last year’s Pune Marathon ambassadors were Olympic sprint champions Noah Lyles and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce.
Sha’Carri Richardson’s 2026 finish with strong form
Richardson won two medals at Paris 2024taking 100m silver before anchoring the United States to gold in the women’s 4x100m relay.
She is also a three-time world champion, winning the 100m and 4x100m titles at Budapest 2023 before helping the United States retain the relay crown at Tokyo 2025. Her 10.65 from the 2023 world 100m final remains her personal best.
Richardson finished her 2026 season with a victory at ATHLOS London in September, winning the 100m in 10.80 seconds.
Six days earlier, she had taken third at the inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championship in Budapest, clocking 10.76 behind Melissa Jefferson-Wooden and Julien Alfred.
Her other victories this year included the 120m handicap at Australia’s Stawell Gift in April and a third U.S. 100m title in New York in July.
Source: www.olympics.com
