The women's

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at the

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was held at the

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, Qatar, from 30 September to 2 October 2019.

Summary

The season world No. 1 and previous bronze medalist

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concentrated on the 400 metres and did not enter. The defending champion and world No. 13

Dafne Schippers Dafne Schippers (; born 15 June 1992) is a Dutch track and field athlete. She competes primarily in the sprints, having previously participated in the heptathlon. She is the 2015 and 2017 World Champion and won silver at the 2016 Summer Olym ...

and previous silver medalist and world No. 9

Marie-Josée Ta Lou Gonezie Marie Josée Dominique Ta Lou (born 18 November 1988) is an Ivorian sprinter competing in the 100 metres and 200 m. She finished fourth in the 100 metres and 200 metres finals at the 2016 Olympic Games, missing out on a medal in the 10 ...

opted not to start in the heats. Olympic champion and world No. 2

Elaine Thompson Elaine Sandra-Lee Thompson-Herah OD ( née Thompson; born June 28, 1992) is a Jamaican sprinter who competes in the 60 metres, 100 metres and 200 metres. Regarded as one of the greatest sprinters of all time, she is a five-time Olympic champ ...

didn't start in the semi-finals. 2013 bronze medallist and world No. 3

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was disqualified in the heats due to a lane infringement. 2013 champion and world No. 7

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Order of Distinction, OD, Order of Jamaica , OJ (née Fraser; born December 27, 1986) is a Jamaican track and field Sprint (running), sprinter competing in the 60 metres, 60 metres, 100 metres, 100 m and 200 m ...

focused on 100m. The only athlete in the field with a personal best below 22 seconds was

Dina Asher-Smith Geraldina "Dina" Rachel Asher-Smith, (; born 4 December 1995) is a British sprinter. She is the fastest British woman on record. She won a gold medal in the 200 metres, silver in the 100 metres and another silver in the 4×100 m relay a ...

, making her the overwhelming favorite going into the Championships. In the first steps of the final, Asher-Smith took a clear lead, making up the stagger on

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to her outside just after halfway through the turn. As the stagger resolved coming onto the straight, it revealed Bryant was in second place, slightly ahead of

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and

Mujinga Kambundji Mujinga Kambundji (born 17 June 1992) is a Swiss sprinter. She won the bronze medal in the 200 metres at the 2019 World Championships. Kambundji is the 60 metres 2022 World indoor champion, becoming the joint fourth-fastest woman of all time ...

, meaning Asher-Smith had a huge lead. Down the straight, the only athlete looking like she was making any progress cutting down the gap was Brown. Asher-Smith didn't let up, crossing the finish line with a clear win by 3 metres, Brown also clearly ahead by another 3 metres over Kambundji. Asher-Smith's 21.88 was a new British national record. Kambundji won the first sprint medal for Switzerland at a global outdoor championship. The closest was Marcel Schelbert who also took a bronze in the 400 hurdles in 1999. In the semi-finals, winner Asher-Smith returned to the track to assist an injured rival, Antonique Strachan, a gesture which earned her a nomination for the International Fair Play Award.

Records

Before the competition records were as follows: The following records were set at the competition:

Schedule

The event schedule, in local time (UTC+3), was as follows:

Results

Heats

The first three in each heat (Q) and the next six fastest (q) qualify for the semifinal. Wind:
Heat 1: -0.3 m/s, Heat 2: +0.2 m/s, Heat 3: +0.7 m/s, Heat 4: +0.4 m/s, Heat 5: +0.8 m/s, Heat 6: -0.1 m/s

Semi-finals

The first two in each heat (Q) and the next two fastest (q) qualified for the final. Wind:
Heat 1: +0.4 m/s, Heat 2: +0.4 m/s, Heat 3: +0.5 m/s

Final

The final was started on 2 October 22:35. Wind: +0.9 m/s

References

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