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UPDATED: St. Lucia’s Alfred wins Olympics women’s 100m gold

Richardson’s comeback story hit a brick wall Saturday when Alfred romped to the 100-meter title.

PUNCH Online reported in 2023 that Richardson made up for missing the Tokyo Olympics due to a drug ban to sensationally win the women’s 100 metres world title in Budapest in a championship record of 10.65sec.

The then-23-year-old American stormed home from lane nine — unpopular for sprinters — to edge Jamaican duo Shericka Jackson, who ran 10.72sec, and five-time champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, who clocked 10.77sec.

Richardson missed the delayed Tokyo Games in 2021 after testing positive for marijuana at the US trials.

Hoping to maintain her record as the fastest woman in the world, World 100 meters champion, Richardson earned a chance for Olympic redemption after winning the 100 at the US athletics trials in June, booking her ticket to the Paris Games.