Social media users on X platform, formerly known as Twitter, on Wednesday, crowned American track and field sprinter, Sha’Carri Richardson ahead of Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan at World Athletics Championship in Budapest, Hungary.
Tobi Amusan finsished first in Heat 5 with a time of 12.48s, finishing ahead of Jamaican Champion Megan Tapper who came 2nd in 12.51s and and Australian Michelle Jenneke in 12.71s.
Praising her, netizens called her the “Fastest woman alive”.
However, HeraldNG reports that the assertion is an exaggeration as a check revealed that list of fastest women athletes:
Elaine Thompson- Herah -10.54s 🇯🇲
Shelly Ann Fraser- Pryce – 10.60s 🇯🇲
Carmelita Jeter – 10.64s 🇺🇸
Marion Jones- 10.65s 🇺🇸
Shericka Jackson- 10.65s 🇯🇲
Sha’Carri Richardson- 10.65s 🇺🇸
Sha’ Carri Richardson won gold in the 100 m at the 2023 World Championships in Budapest, beating Shericka Jackson and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce in a new championship record time of 10.65 seconds.