American sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson wins world 100-meter title
American sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson, who missed the Tokyo Olympics after testing positive for marijuana, won the 100-meter world title Monday in Hungary.
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American sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson, who missed the Tokyo Olympics after testing positive for marijuana, won the 100-meter world title Monday in Hungary.
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Jamaica's Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce came into the 100-meter finals at the world championships Monday with every chance to make history, as she has so many times before. Fraser-Pryce's quest to win a sixth world title at 100 meters and tie pole vaulter Sergey Bubka's record for an individual discipline came to an end at the hands of American Sha'Carri Richardson. Fraser-Pryce's Jamaican teammate, Shericka Jackson, finished second.
Sha'Carri Richardson, Marie-Josée Ta Lou, Shericka Jackson and defending champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce all won their 100-meter heats at world championships Sunday to stay on course for a showdown in what could be the most unpredictable final of the nine-day track meet. Richardson, the American national champion, crossed the finish line in the day's fastest time, 10.92 seconds.
Noah Lyles' next opportunity comes in Budapest at the track and field world championships. He will try to win his third consecutive title in the 200.