Athletics-Richardson caps comeback with 100m win at US championships

FILE PHOTO: Athletics - Diamond League - Suheim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar - May 5, 2023 Sha'Carri Richardson of the U.S. celebrates after winning the women's 100m REUTERS/Ibraheem Al Omari/File Photo

(Reuters) -Sha'Carri Richardson earned sweet redemption and a spot at the world championships as she won the 100 metres in 10.82 seconds on Friday at the U.S. championships, while Cravont Charleston won in an upset on the men's side in 9.95.

Richardson lost her place at the Tokyo Olympics after a positive cannabis test and failed to qualify for last year's worlds but would not be denied this time around, beating Brittany Brown by eight hundredths of a second.