Where does Sha’Carri Richardson rank in the 100m? Exploring the World Athletics standings of the reigning global champion ahead of Paris Olympics

Sha’Carri Richardson is currently the World No.1 in the 100m rankings ahead of the Paris Olympics. The rank list is published by World Athletics, and is updated every Wednesday by the organization

The World Rankings are calculated based on a system developed by the World Athletics. This system includes assigning athletes a ‘result score’ and ‘placing score’ every time they compete in a WA calendar event, and the total of the two make up the ‘performance score’, which in turn is used to calculate the rankings.

The result score takes into consideration the measure result of an athlete’s performance, while the placing score is based on where they finish in a final.