2023-08-22 06:36:53
“I’m back… I’m back,” the American sprinter, Shakari Richardson, shouted after she won the women’s 100-meter sprint gold, setting a championship record time of 10.65 seconds, at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, becoming the “fastest woman in the world.” “.
The 23-year-old Richardson outperformed the Jamaicans, Sherika Jackson II (10.72s), who won the title 5 times, and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, who finished third with a time of (10.77s).
Richardson missed the Olympic Games in Tokyo in 2021 after it was proven that she had taken marijuana, and she also failed to qualify for the World Championships in Eugene last year during the American trials.
The White House had suggested that officials consider changing the rules for marijuana use, after Richardson was barred from representing the United States in the recent Olympics.
The ban drew widespread criticism, with several African-American activists noting on social media that “marijuana is not a stimulant or a performance-enhancing drug.”
“We know the rules are all over the place,” said then-White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki. “Maybe we should take another look at them.”
“We certainly have to respect the role of the US Anti-Doping Agency and the US Olympic Committee, and the decisions they make,” she added.
USATF, the national governing body for US athletics in track and field, said it “sympathized” with Richardson and “condemned the rules set by the World Anti-Doping Agency”.
Overjoyed
After setting that record, Richardson exclaimed, “I’m back, I’m back!”, even though she narrowly made it to the final race as one of the two fastest losers after a poor start in the semi-finals.
newspaper quotes”The New York TimesAbout her saying: “Frankly, I am unable to express .. What happened is a surreal matter, and I need to wait until the next morning in order to understand what probably happened.”
She added, “For the past three years, I’ve shown you what I can do.. It was only me who stood in my way, and now I stand with myself.”
And last year, that black runner, who was previously known for wearing an orange wig, had failed to qualify for the 100 and 200 meters races at the World Championships on her land in Eugene, and she watched Jamaica dominate the podium in the 100 meters race led by Shelly-Ann Friars-Pryce. and Jackson and Eileen Thompson-Hera, respectively.
Richardson has also been known to rant on social media because of the intensity of the competition, with Jamaican legend and the fastest man in the world, Usain Bolt, saying that Richardson needs to “speak less and practice more”, according to Archyde.com.
But her glamorous looks and provocative posts have helped her become one of the most followed fans in the sport, with 2.4 million followers on Instagram.
So finally making it to the world championships, surviving a semi-final exit and then chasing down Jackson, who has the fastest time in the race this year, in the last 20 metres, was definitely quite an achievement.
When asked about her journey, Richardson replied: “Never give up, never let the media or strangers define who you are. Always fight, no matter what.”
And she added, “With the final approaching, passing through every round, and knowing that the prominent female sprinters reached the final as well, I had to be among them. I am just happy to sit here knowing that it all paid off.”
Richardson became the sixth fastest woman in the world on April 10, with a time of 10.72 seconds, in a championship held in Florida, where she was only 21 years old at the time.
The 21-year-old runner achieved the ninth fastest time in the history of the famous race at the Miramar International Meeting. And it was recorded on June 8, 2019, 10.75 seconds in Austin, during the University Championships in the United States.
Richardson then became among the 6 fastest women in the world, after her late compatriots in 1998 at the age of 38, Florence Griffith-Joyner, who has the fastest 3 numbers in history (10.49 – 10.61 – 10.62), Carmelita Jeter (10.64), and Marion Gunner (10.65), in addition to To the two Jamaican runners, Frazier-Pras and Thompson (10.70).
Regarding her personal life, Richardson was raised by her grandmother, Betty Harp, and her aunt, away from her biological mother.
A week before the qualifying race for the Summer Olympics in Tokyo, her biological mother died, as she later stated that she had taken marijuana after hearing about her mother’s departure, which led to her deprivation of that historic participation.
Richardson was distinguished by her long nails and colored hair during her participation in many races, explaining that her external appearance was inspired by the former American athletics star, Florence Griffith Joyner.
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