Sha’Carri Richardson, former LSU sprinter, snags 100m gold at world championships
By Ethan Stone
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Sha’Carri Richardson won gold for the 100 meters at the 2023 world championships in Budapest, Hungary Monday afternoon.
The 23-year-old beat out Jamaica’s Shericka Jackson and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce for the gold, coming from behind in the final 30 meters or so for the win after a bad jump. She finished with a time of 10.65.
Check the full sprint out below:
SHA’CARRI RICHARDSON IS A WORLD CHAMPION‼️
She dominated the Women’s 100m final with a 10.65 ?
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— ESPN (@espn) August 21, 2023
Richardson ran 1 season for LSU in 2019 (not a bad year for LSU athletics). The above race was her first world championships final appearance. She made national headlines in 2021 for being disqualified from her Olympic trials victory following a positive marijuana test.
Richardson will go for the double gold later this week when she attempts the 200 meters.
Ethan Stone is a Tennessee graduate and loves all things college football and college basketball. Firm believer in fouling while up 3.
