Disappointed Jamaican Fans Turning Pale Go Viral as Sha?Carri Richardson Defeats Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce at 2023 World Athletics Championship

Sports fans worldwide remain on their toes to cheer for their favorite athletes. However, passionate fans are infamous for their reactions when their favorite team/athlete loses. A similar reaction was recorded in a clip on social media when Sha?Carri Richardson beat Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and pulled off an impossible feat at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest by 0.12 seconds. With that, she also took 0.02 seconds off the previous fastest set by Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce last year.

Sha?Carri Richardson shattered the hopes of all Jamaican fans who were anticipating the win of Fraser-Pryce. The young American sprinter brought the world title home after sprinting to the finish line with absolute finesse. However, this did not sit well with certain fans who were cheering for Pryce. Their video footage is currently making rounds on social media as the sprinting powerhouse lost after a long time.?

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce fans went into a frenzy after Sha?Carri Richardsons’ win

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce was considered the favorite for the women?s 100-meter sprint at the 2023 World Athletics Championship. The defending champion started off with a flash and was leading the race. However, Pryce could not maintain the lead by the end of the 100-meter track and finished third.

Her teammate Shericka Jackson won the silver medal, finishing just 0.07 seconds late. Following this, a video going viral on Twitter captured the reaction of several women in a newsroom after Pryce?s loss. The video showed the women excitedly watching the race on a TV screen. But their excitement quickly turned into denial!

They turned almost hysterical when Sha?Carri Richardson crossed the finish line before anyone else. The women started running around the newsroom, constantly waving their hands in disbelief at the TV screen.?

The Twitter community commented about the intensity of the fans and had a hearty moment. Several people also recalled seeing similar instances. However, what was more surprising and shocking for the fans was Richardson’s impossible win. Richardson was lining up on the edge of the track in lane 9 for the final sprint, which makes it even more difficult for an athlete to win from that position.

Even though she had the third slowest start, it made no difference as Sha’Carri Richardson pulled off the most impossible of runs and beat Shericka Jackson by 0.07 seconds, Fraser-Pryce by 0.12, and Ta Lou by 0.16 seconds.

Richardson completed the 100-meter run in 10.65 seconds. However, the legendary athlete Florence Griffith-Joyner?s 35-year-old world record of 10.49 still stands.

Though it was disappointing for Fraser-Pryce to have lost the gold, she walked away with a bronze medal. She could not crank things up due to a knee injury. In fact, hurdler Sydney McLaughlin-Levron also chose to stay out of the World Championships because of a knee injury as well.

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“I felt grateful”: Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce on her victory

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce had entered the world championships with a clear objective: a sixth world title. However, things didn’t go as planned. Despite this, Pryce humbly accepted the bronze medal and proudly added it to her tally of world and Olympic victories. The Jamaican sprinter took to social media to celebrate her bronze medal victory and conceded, “I felt grateful.“

Pryce also said that she will be back for more next year. Fans congratulated her on the win and wished her the best for the Paris Olympics of 2024.

She is indeed an inspiration to many women, including her competitor, Sha?Carri Richardson. The newly crowned world champion recently admitted that she grew up watching the Jamaican legend and adores her. The humble personality, warm smile, and relentless consistency of Pryce have been an inspiration to many people like Sha?Carri Richardson. She has instilled strength and courage in her fans and will continue to do so in the future.

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