American Sha’Carri Richardson caps comeback by winning wild 100 meters at worlds

This was Sha’Carri Richardson’s first major competition on the world stage and she was listed as a 5-1 underdog.

BUDAPEST, Hungary — American Sha’Carri Richardson won the women’s 100-meter world title Monday, outsprinting a star-studded field to take a gold medal two years after a positive marijuana test derailed her Olympic dreams.

Running on the far outside in Lane 9, Richardson finished in 10.65 seconds to match the year’s best time and set the world-championship record.

She beat Jamaicans Shericka Jackson by .07 seconds and five-time champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce by .12.

This was Richardson’s first major competition on the world stage and

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