Sha’Carri Richardson Beats Olympic Champion to Win Women’s 100m at Zurich Diamond League

• Sha'Carri Richardson is unstoppable
• The American cruised to victory in the women's 100m victory at the Zurich Diamond League meeting
• She beat Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah

The world champion in the women's 100m produced another flawless performance to win the women's 100m at the Zurich Diamond League.

The American clocked 10.88 seconds, a week after setting a championship record of 10.65 seconds at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary.

Jamaica's Natasha Morrison finished second in 11.00 seconds. Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah has struggled for form this year. The Jamaican, who is the fastest woman alive, finished third in 11.00 seconds.

Mujinga Kambundji finished fourth in 11.08 seconds. Richardson led the race from start to finish, and her win was never in doubt at the Zurich Diamond League.

The race also showed how far Thompson-Herah had to go to recapture the form that won her the Olympic 100m and 200m titles. The Jamaican is the fastest woman alive in the 100m.

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Richardson wins women's 100m

Richardson is coming off a spectacular performance at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, where she won her first 100m global title.

She clocked a championship record of 10.65 seconds, denying defending champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and favourite Shericka Jackson.

The race was also the first women's 100-metre world championship victory by an American athlete since 2017 when the late Tori Bowie won.

Richardson defends Lyles

Sports Brief earlier reported on Richardson defending compatriot Noah Lyles, who blasted NBA teams and players for calling themselves world champions.

The men's 100m and 200m world champion called out the NBA over the weekend for calling themselves world champions, a comment that ruffled the feathers of the basketball community.

The sprinter took to social media to defend Lyles, who is yet to respond to the jibes from NBA stars.

"I’m standing with Noah on this one! The organization have players from different countries but do they compete against different countries. You have to go against the world in order to be a world champion!"