The women's

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was held at the National Athletics Centre in

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from 23 to 25 August 2022.

Summary

All the expected finalists qualified. The structure of the semis didn't make it easy. The third semi was loaded with the defending champion,

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, the newly crowned 100 metres champion,

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, and perennial finalist, 2017 silver medalist Marie-Josée Ta Lou. With only two automatic qualifying spots, something had to give. Ta Lou had to get one of the time qualifying spots and was relegated to lane 2 in the final. In the final, the staggers mostly held true halfway through the turn, then Jackson began to edge forward with

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and

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showing a slight advantage. As they reached the straightaway, Jackson had a clear 2 metre lead with Thomas just barely ahead of Richardson, Asher-Smith,

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. Jackson continued to power away, the winner was not going to be in doubt. Thomas separated, with Richardson also moving forward. Jackson let off the gas a couple of steps before the finish line, her time of 21.41 improved her standing as #2 performer of all time, just .07 short of

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's 35 year old world record. Thomas followed 4 metres later, a step ahead of now double medalist at these championships, Richardson.

Records

Before the competition records were as follows:

Qualification standard

The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 22.60.

Schedule

The event schedule, in local time (UTC+2), was as follows:

Results

Heats

The first 3 athletes in each heat (Q) and the next 6 fastest (q) qualify for the semi-finals. Wind:
Heat 1: -0.4 m/s, Heat 2: -0.7 m/s, Heat 3: -0.4 m/s, Heat 4: -0.4 m/s, Heat 5: -1.3 m/s, Heat 6: -0.3 m/s

Semi-finals

The first 2 athletes in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualify for the final.

Final

The final started at 21:42 on 25 August. The results were as follows: Wind: +0.1 m/s

References

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200 metres at the World Athletics Championships 2023 in women's athletics