Sha’Carri Richardson of the USA won the women’s 100m, upsetting Jamaican favourites Shericka Jackson and Shelley-Ann Fraser-Pryce
Ever since Usain Bolt hung up his size- 13 spikes, track and field has yearned for a way to crash back into the mainstream. Over 10.65 extraordinary seconds in Budapest it hit the jackpot. It came in the diminutive form of 23-year-old Sha’Carri Richardson, the most flamboyant, brilliant and controversial talent this sport has seen for years, who powered home from lane nine to win a thrilling first 100m world title.
Every athlete has a story, but few are as painful or as compelling as Richardson’s. She was abandoned by her mother and tried to take her own life at high school. She has talked openly about her mental health struggles, both before and after missing the Olympics. It has made her many successes – including a string of college titles and now this performance – even more impressive.
Richardson, who sports a dragon tattoo on her shoulder, had hinted at a return to form earlier this season going into these championships. However, an atrocious start in the semi-final meant she started the final in lane nine, away from Jackson and Fraser-Pryce and the heat of the battle in the centre of the track.
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