American sprinter overcomes many hurdles including a tough childhood and disqualification in Tokyo over marijuana use to win world 100 metres race at a record of 10.65 seconds.
Earlier, Richardson's struggles in the global stage appeared to be continuing when she was left in the blocks in the semi-finals earlier on Monday and the American had to dig desperately deep to finish third and scrape into the final as a fast loser.
In a spiky post-race press conference Richardson snapped at journalists asking about her poor semi-final start or her previous championship misses. "The haters", in her view, are those who waded in after she had to miss the Tokyo Olympics two years ago when her US trials results were annulled following a positive test for marijuana.
"This is incredibly important because so much has been made of Richardson," said American former 200 and 400 metres champion Michael Johnson.
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