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United States sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson took home the silver medal in the 100m after a competitive race with Julien Alfred of Saint Lucia.
Alfred won the gold medal with a blazing time of 10.72 seconds while Richardson's silver effort came with a time of 10.87. American Melissa Jefferson took home the bronze with a time of 10.92
One titan of track and field was notably absent from the field. Jamaican runner Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce was scratched from the field at the semi-final stage, missing the chance to earn a fifth consecutive medal in the event.