Sha'Carri Richardson said she was always a champion. In her debut at track and field's World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary on Monday, she took home the 100 meter gold.
The quick 10.65-second run came all the way from the outside in lane 9. The time was a world championships record and personal best for Richardson. The world record is 10.49 from Florence Griffith-Joyner.
It was an unprecedented performance, as no one has ever won the title after making a final based on time instead of auto qualifying. The 23-year-old is also the first 100 meter world champion in six years. Before Richardson, the late Tori Bowie was the last to bring home the gold in 2017.
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