Rapper Cardi B will be cheering on Sha’Carri Richardson when she makes her much-anticipated Olympics debut in Paris.
The Bodak Yellow hitmaker showed her support for the track and field athlete in a sweet NBC promo, which featured the pair getting their nails done together.
‘Wishing @itsshacarri sooooo much luck!!,’ Cardi captioned the post on X.
‘You bought so much emotion out of me because your words and your spirit is so powerful. Seeing your growth after people tried to turn their back on you is so inspirational to me,’ she went on.
‘You are more than just a athlete, you are a SUPERHERO and I can’t wait to see where the next 10 years take you because you already a legend.’
+4
Cardi B will be cheering on Sha’Carri Richardson when she makes her Olympics debut in Paris
+4
The rapper teared up while exchanging compliments with the athlete in a sweet promo clip
In the clip, the multi-Grammy winner got emotional while gushing over 24-year-old Richardson.
‘You’re like a girl that I could really hang out with, really chill with, really be cool with, really be like, GIRL! She’s really like one of us … I’m really really proud of you,’ Cardi said.
Richardson chimed in, ‘Enough about me though. You are Ms. Cardi B… I feel like you have that same impact. Just being yourself inspires so many people.’
After exchanging compliments, the WAP hitmaker shed a few tears.
‘I feel inspired and I feel so warm. I’m not gonna cry, but I feel really warm. The energy, I feel it girl. You are so special. You’re more than an athlete. You’re really special,’ she said, prompting a hug from Richardson.
+4
The American sprinter was tipped for gold at the Tokyo Games before failing a drugs test
+4
She is the fastest woman in the world and favorite to win the 100m event in Paris
Richardson is the fastest woman in the world and favorite to win the coveted 100m event at this year’s Games.
She was denied the chance to compete in the delayed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, after she was suspended from Team USA.
Richardson was tipped to win gold before she tested positive for THC, a chemical found in marijuana.
Amid the ensuing scandal, the sprinter said she used the drug to cope with ’emotional panic’, after being told that her biological mother had recently died.
