Budapest, Hungary — American Sha’Carri Richardson won the women’s 100-meter world title on Monday by overtaking a star-studded field to secure a gold medal two years after a positive result marijuana The test dashed her Olympic dreams.
Richardson ran at the very outside of lane 9 and finished in 10.65 seconds, setting his best time of the year and the world championship record.
She beat Jamaican Shericka Jackson by 0.07 seconds and five-time champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce by 0.12 seconds.
This was Richardson’s first major competition on the world stage and she was listed as an underdog, 5-1, despite competing as the American Champion, defeating Jackson in their last two meetings that year.
Although it was clear that she had finished ahead of all the runners to her left in the gold medal race, 23-year-old Richardson looked stunned as she crossed the finish line.
She blew a kiss skyward, took one look at the beautiful scoreboard and dazedly walked to the stands to accept the American flag and congratulations from Fraser-Pryce, Britain’s Dina Asher-Smith and others.
What a comeback story that was – and just in time for the Paris preparations Olympiastarting in less than 12 months.
Richardson seemed poised to be America’s next sprint star when she clinched a win in the Olympic trials two years ago. But that victory was quickly forgotten after she tested positive for marijuana – a doping violation she readily admitted, saying she was unwell following the recent death of her mother.
A heated debate ensued as to whether marijuana and not a performance enhancer really belonged on the banned list (it still stands there), and also whether regulators were too keen on prosecuting a young, outspoken, black American woman (they said everyone be affected). according to the same rules).
After a few unsuccessful comeback attempts – she ended an embarrassing finale in a much-hyped comeback a few weeks after the Tokyo Olympics – Richardson began to get in shape. About a year ago, she revealed her soul in a live chat on social media, urging people to find their true self as she had done.
She found herself on the track too, and when the biggest race this side of the Olympics came to an end on Monday night, all eyes were on her.
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