new delhi shacarri richardson finally lived up to the promise she had shown for three years on monday the american beat the difficulty of being stuck in lane nine by making a late surge and winning the world 100meter title in 1065 seconds which was a championship recordin the last 20 metres jamaicas shericka jackson who got silver with a time of 1072 was passed by richardson who is 23 years old richardson won her first world titleafter an injuryfilled season 36yearold jamaican shellyann fraserpryce who was trying for an amazing sixth world 100m title had to settle for bronze with a time of 1077 her best of the yearrichardson didnt go to the tokyo olympics in 2021 because he tested positive for weed he also didnt qualify for the worlds in eugene oregon last yearshe is very famous on social media and has always been outspoken and dressed in bright colours she was in good shape even though jackson who won silver at the world championships in eugene last year had the fastest time coming into budapest with a 1065but richardsons problems at the global championships looked like they were going to keep going when she was left in the blocks in the semifinals on monday the american had to work hard to finish third and get into the final as a fast loserthat meant she had to run in lane nine which sprinters dont like but she got off to a much better start in the final and kept her mind off the other carsjackson in lane four had made a clear gap and was still ahead at 80 metres when richardson came through and raised her arm in victory her time was the same as jacksons best from 2023 and was faster than fraserpryces record of 1067 from 2022in a heated press conference after the race richardson got angry when reporters asked her about her bad start in the semifinals or how she had missed out on championships in the past in previous interviews i mentioned that im not back im better im going to stay humble im not back im better and im going to continue to be better she said never give up never allow media or outsiders to define who you are always fight this journey for me since i became a professional is no matter what happens you never leave sight or yourself youll have good days and bad days but you always have tomorrow richardson is the first us winner of the womens 100 since the triumph in 2017 of tori bowie who died this year aged 32 coming after noah lyless victory in the mens race on sunday the us is firmly back on top of the sprinting mountain after so long playing secondfiddle to jamaica this is incredibly important because so much has been made of richardson said american former 200 and 400 metres champion michael johnson shes a massive talent she didnt make the team in doha and then