Sha’Carri Richardson breaks through with 100 meters world championship

, Richardson struggled to find her footing. She finished last at her first race back. She aimed to return to prominence at the world championships in Eugene, but at the national championships, Richardson finished a heat 11.31 seconds, failing to advance past the opening qualifying round.

Over the past months, Richardson had shown steady signs of ascension. In April, she clocked a wind-aided 10.57 seconds. She won a Diamond League meet in May and kept winning every race she entered.One month ago at the national championships in a preliminary heat, she ran 10.71 seconds, a new personal best that made her seventh-fastest woman ever. In the next day’s final, she wore one of her trademark wigs, this one fiery orange, to the start line.

She had no such luxury in Monday’s semifinal, when just the top two runners in each heat automatically advanced. Richardson lurched off the blocks late, as if she hadn’t heard the starting gun. Her speed allowed her to catch and pass all but Jackson and Marie-Josee Ta Lou of Ivory Coast. She had to wait to see if she would qualify on time. After one more heat, her 10.84 seconds pushed her through.

In the final, her strong start ensured her elite top-end speed would giver her a chance to win. She ran faster than she ever had before. Richardson is not only better. She now is the best in the world.

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