Sha'Carri Richardson became the third athlete to win the women's Stawell Gift from scratch after Bree Rizzo in 2025 and Melissa Breen in 2012
Sha'Carri Richardson overcame a disadvantage of up to 10 metres to become only the third woman in history to win Australia's iconic Stawell Gift from the back of the field.
At an event where athletes are handicapped according to form and ability, Olympic 100m silver medallist Richardson raced from the 'scratch' mark - meaning she was required to run the full 120 metres and overtake the entire field to claim the title.
The 26-year-old clocked 13.08 seconds in the final on the uphill grass track to record the fastest women's time in the 148-year history of the event.
Richardson edged Australian 19-year-old Charlotte Nielsen, who began with a nine-metre head-start, in the closing stages to claim the prize pot of 40,000 Australian dollars (£20,900).
