Sha’Carrie Richardson Becomes Fastest Woman On Earth

Budapest: Debut Sha’Carrie Richardson beat a number of renowned sprinters to claim the top spot in the women’s 100m at the World Championships on Monday. Starting from lane nine, the 23-year-old American made an impressive run to set a new tournament record of 10.65 seconds, reports Xinhua.

In a thrilling contest taking center stage, Jamaican legends Shelley-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Sherika Jackson compete for dominance. Fraser-Pryce’s season’s best of 10.77 s fell short of Jackson’s 10.72 s. The pair could only watch as an elated Richardson celebrated on the track.

Richardson said after winning, ‘I’m here. I’m the champion I told you all. I have not come back, I am better. Richardson missed the Tokyo Olympic Games due to a suspension for cannabis use and failed to qualify for the previous year’s world championships due to a poor performance.

Fraser-Pryce, who holds five world champion titles in the event, revealed her intention to give up the 200 metres. She said, ‘I am happy to do this because I will be able to take some rest before the relay. I will probably come to the stands to watch and enjoy the competition and then run fast with my relay team. In the men’s triple jump, Hugues Fabrice Jago won Burkina Faso’s inaugural World Championships gold medal with a jump of 17.64 metres. They were followed by the Cuban pair of Lázaro Martínez and Cristian Napoles with jumps of 17.41m and 17.40m respectively.

The 30-year-old Olympic bronze medalist shared, ‘I had a lot of difficulties and doubts, I am struggling a lot. I had to travel a long way to get this gold medal. ‘I’m proud to be someone who keeps his word. I promised to make history and I did it tonight. China’s Olympic silver medalist Zhu Yaming finished fourth with a throw of 17.15m. Jamaica’s Jaden Hibbert, who achieved a world-leading result of 17.87m this year, unfortunately could not make an impact in the final. The top qualifier injured his right thigh in his first jump.

Additionally, Sweden’s Olympic champion Daniel Stahl broke the championship record by winning the men’s discus throw title with a throw of 71.46 m. Slovenian Kristjan Seh finished second with a throw of 70.02m, while Lithuania’s Mykolas Alečna finished third with a throw of 68.85m. Grant Holloway won the men’s 110 meters hurdles with a season-best time of 12.96 seconds to claim his third consecutive world title.