Under the bright lights at the National Athletics Center in Budapest, it finally came together for American sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson. She worked hard for it, she deserved it. Vilified, called arrogant and braggadocios, the 23-year-old is the polar opposite of the woman whose title she claimed today.
Jamaica's Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce has dominated the women's 100m for the better part of a decade and a half, winning each of the last two. And when she hasn't won it, it's Jamaican teammate Elaine Thompson, who has stepped up to the plate to ensure the crown stayed in the Island nation.
In Budapest, the tide finally turned. The women's 100m final was always billed to be one of the biggest events of the 2023 World Athletics Championships, and the winner of the event needed to produce history.
From the outside lane, Richardson delivered a flawless race, storming to a new championship record time of 10.65s.
It's the joint fastest time in the world this year, except on this occasion, it mattered more than it did when Shericka Jackson stopped the clock at the same time at the Jamaican championships early this year.
With 20 meters to the end, Jackson looked like she had the win, but the clock came back 10.72, only good enough to secure her a silver.
Fraser-Pryce picked the bronze in 10.77s, and made history along with it, overtaking Usain Bolt as the Jamaican with the most World Championship medals in history, with her 15th.
Marie Josee Ta Lou finished in a disappointing 4th, missing out on a medal yet again, the 3rd consecutive World Championships without a medal for the Ivorian, who has run so brilliantly all season.
She walked past the mixed zone crying, understandably disappointed by the outcome of events.
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