Richardson’s women’s 100m ‘golden cheers’… “My journey has just begun”

Two years on from the ‘marijuana scandal’
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USA tops its event for the first time in six years

The women’s 100 meters world record of 10.49 seconds hasn’t been broken since 1988. The record belongs to American track and field legend Florence Griffith-Joyner. Her time of 21.34 seconds in the 200 meters at the 1988 Seoul Olympics hasn”t been broken either. Considered the best sprinter in the history of women’s track and field, Griffith-Joyner died in her sleep in 1998 at the age of 38 from a cerebral hemangioma.메이저놀이터

Shirley Richardson, 23, the poster girl for American women’s track and field, reminds many fans of Griffith-Joyner with her looks and skills. On the other hand, there are also many detractors who criticize her for being a “flashy athlete. Richardson, who has received both praise and criticism, has finally won her first major gold medal and lived up to her nickname as the next Griffith-Joyner.

Richardson won the women’s 100 meters final in a meet record time of 10.65 seconds at the Budapest 2023 World Championships at the Budapest National Stadium in Budapest, Hungary, on Monday (July 22). Shericka Jackson (29-Jamaica) was second in 10.72, while Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (36-Jamaica), the previous meet record holder (10.67) and five-time world 100m champion Shelly-Ann “Mammy Rocket” Fraser-Pryce was third in 10.77.

Richardson, who finished second in the semifinals in 10.84, was lined up in lane nine as a result of her eighth-place finish in the semifinals, meaning nine athletes qualified for the final instead of eight. After a slow start, Richardson used her trademark explosive speed to reach the finish line first. It is the first time in six years that an American has won the women’s 100 meters at a World Championships since the recently deceased Tori Bowie (London 2017).

Richardson’s career has been uneven. In June 2021, she won the women’s 100m final at the USA Track & Field Trials for the Tokyo Olympics in 10.86 seconds, but a drug test for marijuana led to a one-month suspension just before the Games began.

Richardson’s marijuana use sparked a public debate that went beyond USA Track & Field. Many believe that marijuana has no effect on performance. She should be able to compete in Tokyo,” but even U.S. President Joe Biden weighed in on her selection. Richardson caused another shock last year when she failed to qualify for the World Championships in Eugene, USA. At the time, U.S. media described her failure to qualify for the 100 meters as “breaking news.

Desperate, Richardson bounced back this year and won her first World Championships, setting a new world record in the process.

Richardson’s victory changed the landscape of women’s sprinting, which had been dominated by Jamaica. After the race, Richardson said, “A lot of people put our athletes in the mix, but I was honored to run alongside Fraser-Pryce, Jackson and others, and I’m even happier to have won a race with them. My journey has only just begun.”