Sha'Carri Richardson won the 100-meter at the track and field world championships, two years after she was left off the U.S. Olympic team for using marijuana
The American sprinter, 23, flew past her competition this weekend and ran the final 100-meter race in 10.65 seconds to win gold at the World Athletics Championships on Monday night in Budapest, Hungary.“I would say ‘never give up,’ ” Richardsonafterwards, according to The Associated Press. “Never allow media, never allow outsiders, never allow anything but yourself and your faith define who you are. I would say ‘Always fight. No matter what, fight.
On Monday night, the Dallas, Texas, native outran five-time world champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and former Olympic gold medalist Shericka Jackson to win the gold.after Richardson crossed the finish line, covering her mouth in shock as she looked up to the scoreboard to see the race results.
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