In Sha’Carri Richardson’s own words: she’s not back, she’s better.
On Monday, Richardson took home gold in the 100-meter race at the 2023 track and field world championships in Budapest, Hungary, running a 10.65 to win in a stacked field. Richardson broke the championship record by 0.02 seconds and was able to best Jamaica’s Shericka Jackson — who had a time of 10.72 — all the while running from the outside in Lane 9 after barely qualifying in the semifinals.
It’s been two years and change since Richardson was suspended by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency for a month after testing positive for marijuana, causing her to miss the Tokyo Olympics in a heartbreaking turn of events. It’s been a long comeback for Richardson, but Monday’s victory was an incredibly cool moment for the 23-year-old sprinter.
Sha’Carri Richardson wins the Women's 100M final pic.twitter.com/BuYAu3EwCP
— CJ Fogler account may or may not be notable (@cjzero) August 21, 2023
What a close race! And it’s even better from this angle as well, with incredibly timed slow motion.
Simply stunning. An all-time race. pic.twitter.com/cokIpXXaBf
— Timothy Burke (@bubbaprog) August 21, 2023
Sports fans were in complete awe of this angle of Richardson’s gold medal-winning 100-meter worlds race.
I can’t stop watching this https://t.co/asb7f8LetF
— Mina Kimes (@minakimes) August 21, 2023
I have watched this a ridiculous number of times. The drive and details. It is art. https://t.co/QWgegJtBra
— Stephanie Stradley (@StephStradley) August 21, 2023
Way better view, wow that was so close https://t.co/fkxFutbGJ3
— Not Scam Likely, Scam For Sure (@OkSoMik) August 21, 2023
I only wanna watch races from this view from now on 🔥🔥🔥🔥 https://t.co/rT79Me01oC
— Espresso Boobie (@BuddyNoLove) August 21, 2023
The closing speed to chase down literally the fastest people on the planet that quickly was absolutely absurd. Legendary race. https://t.co/YKgIo9LLg4
— Pranav Nanda (@PranavNandaDC) August 21, 2023
Truly amazing. How, HOW do people make their legs run that fast? https://t.co/sHOBB7axOp
— Tracy Maher (@tracym) August 21, 2023
Doing this from lane 9 is amazing. Great run https://t.co/AR1xv5tae3
— LD3 (@Harlem4Dais) August 21, 2023
this view is NUTS 🤯🔥 https://t.co/wtfkLb5DRb
— LSM (@iamlaurenmiles) August 21, 2023
I am absolutely in love with this camera angle.. https://t.co/J2dFwXNpQx
— church of woke eastofhawaii (@white64ss) August 21, 2023
