CBC Sports' daily newsletter recaps the first three days of the track and field world championships and looks ahead to some key events on Day 4.
American sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson was stunned by her own performance in the women's 100m final.Stay up to speed on what's happening in sports by subscribing hereIn the marquee event of Day 3 of the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, American Sha'Carri Richardson stormed back to defeat rivals Shericka Jackson and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce of Jamaica to win gold in the women's 100 metres.
This is the 23-year-old Richardson's first appearance in a major global championship. She was suspended for the Tokyo Olympics for testing positive for cannabis and then failed to qualify for last year's worlds.WATCH | Richardson storms to 100m world title:American Sha'Carri Richardson set a new 100 metre world championship record time of 10.65, capturing her first world title in Budapest.
Is Canada suddenly a hammer throwing power? Katzberg's victory follows the silver by Canadian Camryn Rogers in the women's event at last year's world championships. Her competition begins Wednesday with qualifying. Race walker Evan Dunfee's fourth-place finish in the men's 20-kilometre event boosted his hopes of remaining a contender after the Olympic distance was shortened from his preferred 50km down to 20km following his bronze performance in Tokyo. Distance runner Moh Ahmed's sixth-place finish in the men's 10,000m bodes well for his medal chances in his best event, the 5,000, which starts Thursday with the qualifying round.
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