Sha'Carri Richardson's time was the fourth-fastest ever 100m run in all circumstances, despite the tailwind being far stronger than the permitted amount.
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American track and field sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson made a big impression in the Miramar Invitational to kick off the 2023 season. She triumphed in the women’s 100-meter final at her first individual competition of the year in a time of 10.57 seconds, which is equivalent to 10.77 seconds without the benefit of wind. Her time was the fourth-fastest ever 100m run in all circumstances, despite the tailwind being far stronger than the permitted amount. Richardson’s victory demonstrated that she has the skills to take on the greatest athletes at the upcoming World Championships in Budapest.
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Given her prior disqualification, Sha’Carri Richardson‘s achievement was extremely noteworthy. She failed a marijuana drug test in 2021, which resulted in her disqualification from the United States Olympic trials. She skipped the Tokyo Olympics because she had used the medicine to deal with the death of her biological mother. She also failed to meet the requirements to represent the United States in the world championships last summer. But her victory at the Miramar Invitational demonstrated that she is back and prepared for her face off against the best.
Richardson’s win was even more impressive considering the strong field that she was up against. She was up against Melissa Jefferson and TeeTee Terry, two athletes who placed in the top three at the last U.S. championships. Terry finished a distant second in 10.83 seconds, while no other women in the A final broke 11 seconds. In the women’s 100-meter race, she threw her arms in the air during the final few meters of the Miramar Invitational to express her joy and delight.
Oblique Seville of Jamaica won the men’s 100-meter race in a time of 9.91 seconds, defeating Ackeem Blake of the same country, who came in at 9.93 seconds. With a time of 22.23 seconds, defending American champion Abby Steiner won the women’s 200-meter race. In the men’s 200-meter race, Christian Coleman finished ahead of Botswana’s Letsile Tebogo by three thousandths of a second, clocking a time of 20.00 seconds. Kenny Bednarek, who earned the world silver medal, came in third with a time of 20.37 seconds. With a time of 2:02.95, Ajee’ Wilson easily prevailed in the women’s 800-meter race.
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