Sha’Carri apologises to boyfriend Coleman after domestic violence arrest

Reigning 100m world champion Sha'Carri Richardson has issued an apology to her boyfriend, Christian Coleman, following her recent arrest in a domestic violence case.

In an Instagram story, Richardson said: "To Christian, I love you & I am so sorry." Coleman was the World 100 m champion in 2019.

"He came into my life & gave me more than a relationship but a greater understanding of unconditional love from what I've experienced in my past.

"Due to my past trauma & pain, I was blind & blocked off to not only receive it but give it. I love him & to him I can't apologise enough. My apologise (sic) should be just as loud as my actions, honestly louder," Richardson wrote.

She was arrested on July 27 on a fourth-degree domestic violence offense for allegedly assaulting Coleman at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. She was booked into the South Correctional Entity in Des Moines, Washington, for more than 18 hours before being released.

An officer at the airport reviewed camera footage and found Richardson reach out with her left arm and grab Coleman's backpack and yank it away. Richardson then appeared to get in Coleman's way, with Coleman trying to step around her. Coleman was shoved into a wall.

Coleman did not press charges and declined to be a victim.