Dallas’ own Sha’Carri Richardson took third in the 200-meter race on Friday, finishing behind Jamaica’s Shericka Jackson and teammate Gabrielel Thomas.
Sha'Carri Richardson proclaimed after her win on Monday that she's not back, she's better.
The Dallas native continued to prove that on Friday by posting a personal-best time of 21.92 seconds in the 200 meters to earn a bronze medal at the world championships in Budapest, Hungary., outsprinting a star-studded field to take a gold medal two years after a positive marijuana test derailed her Olympic dreams. She was attempting to win the coveted double gold on Friday, but was denied after Jamaica's Shericka Jackson ran the second-fastest women's 200m time in history with a 21.
Jackson jumped out to a commanding lead on the straightaway and finished comfortably ahead of the field, with American sprinter Gabrielel Thomas placing second with a time of 21.41. Jackson's time was the best ever posted at the world championships and just .07 seconds shy of the 200m world record held by Florence Griffith-Joyner.Sign up for NBC Philadelphia newsletters.
Among the first to embrace Jackson after her world title victory was Richardson, who ran over to give her a hug.After Jamaican Shericka Jackson won the women's 200m world title, Sha'Carri Richardson ran over to her to give her a hug.
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