Sha'Carri Richardson captures 1st world title with victory in stacked 100M race

In one of the most stacked 100-metre races of all-time, American Sha'Carri Richardson emerged as the world champion.

Richardson, racing in Lane 9, came from behind in the final 10 metres, crossing the finish line in a championship-record time of 10.65 seconds for her first career world title on Monday in Budapest.

For most of the race there appeared to a Jamaican duel for gold between Shericka Jackson, the reigning 200 world champion, and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, the 22-time world and Olympic medallist entering this meet.

Jackson wound up with silver at 10.72 seconds, while Fraser-Pryce added a bronze to her medal collection at 10.77 seconds.

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The stakes were set about an hour before the final, when the Ivory Coast's Marie-Josée Ta Lou, Richardson and Jackson produced the fastest heat ever in the semifinals.

Ta Lou, who entered worlds unbeaten in 10 100-metre races this season, won that heat but wound up fourth in the final at 10.81 seconds.

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In the women's 400 hurdles, 20-year-old Savannah Sutherland of Borden, Sask., qualified for Tuesday's semifinals by finishing fourth in her heat.

Sutherland, the University of Michigan athlete who won the NCAA title in the discipline, clocked a time of 55.85 seconds.

"It feels kinda crazy just seeing people who I looked up to in high school and now racing against them on the same track," said Sutherland, who made world championship debut.

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