Sha’Carri Richardson becomes the fastest woman in the world

The athlete has proved haters and nay-sayers wrong after winning the 100m at the World Athletic Championships in Budapest.

‘I’m not back, I’m better’. Those were the words of American sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson after an explosive win at the women’s 100m final in Budapest.

Richardson — with peroxide apricot hair and lashes as long as her encrusted acrylic nails — became somewhat of an overnight sensation in 2021.

Her unapologetic on-track style and dazzling confidence charmed the sporting world and drew comparisons between Richardson and the late Florence Griffith Joyner. She quickly went on to become the face of Beats by Dre in a video teasing Kanye West’s Donda album.

Signed as a Nike athlete, Richardson was on track to compete in the 2020 Olympic games in Tokyo. But a doping test shattered her athletic dreams before they’d really begun.

According to the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), the runner tested positive for 11-nor-9-carboxy-tetrahydrocannabinol — or, THC, in July 2021.