“USA Dominates Women’s 4x100m, Setting Championship Record in Budapest”
– The race for the gold medal in the women’s 4x100m came down to a battle between newly-crowned world champion Sha’Carri Richardson and two-time world champion Shericka Jackson.
– However, when Richardson and Jackson stepped up for anchor leg duty, the race was already in US hands, with Richardson leading the team to victory and setting a championship record of 41.03 seconds.
In a highly productive first World Championships for Richardson and her teammates Gabby Thomas, Tamari Davis, and Twanisha Terry, they secured gold in the women’s 4x100m. On the other hand, Jamaica’s team, led by Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and supported by Natasha Morrison and Shashalee Forbes, earned silver. Great Britain & NI claimed bronze in the event. Overall, it was a dominant performance by the United States in the women’s 4x100m at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest.
Source: worldathletics.org