Sprinter Richardson apologizes while addressing domestic violence arrest

Sha'Carri Richardson reacts after the first heat of the women's 200-metre semifinal at the United Championships athletics meet in Eugene, Oregon, in August [Abbie Parr/AP]

Sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson has addressed her recent domestic violence arrest in a video on social media and issued an apology to her boyfriend Christian Coleman.

Richardson posted a video on her Instagram account Monday night in which she said she put herself in a “compromised situation”. She issued a written apology to Coleman on Tuesday morning.