Richardson apologised to Coleman, saying: “I love him and to him I can’t apologise enough”.

When the footage of the incident became public Coleman described Richardson as “a human being, and a great person”.

He told the Athletic: “She has a lot of things going on, a lot of emotions and forces going on inside of her that not only I can’t understand, but nobody can.”

Following her arrest, USA Track and Field said it was “aware of the reports” but would “not be commenting on this matter”.

Richardson won silver in the 100m at the Paris Olympics and gold as part of the USA’s 4x100m relay team.

She is also due to defend her 100m and 4x100m relay titles at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, which starts on 13 September.

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