Sha'Carri Richardson set a new world championship record for the 100-meter race, winning gold for the first time in her debut.
August 22, 2023, 3:02 PMUSA's Sha'Carri Richardson celebrates after winning the women's 100m final during the World Athletics Championships in Budapest on Aug. 21, 2023.100 meters to a gold medal finish, earning the title of world's fastest woman at her first-ever World Athletics Championships on Monday.
Sha'Carri Richardson, of the United States, celebrates her gold medal in the Women's 100 meter final during the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Monday, Aug. 21, 2023. The 23-year-old American track star arrived in Budapest, Hungary, to compete in both the women's 100-meter and 200-meter races, and set a new world championship record and her own personal best time in the debut event.
Her triumphant run in outside lane 9 bested four of the eight fastest sprinters in the sport's history, including Jamaica's Shericka Jackson, who finished in second place with a time of 10.72 seconds, and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, who finished in third place with a time of 10.77 seconds.
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