The women's

200 metres The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slightl ...

at the

2013 World Championships in Athletics The 14th IAAF World Championships in Athletics (Moscow 2013) () was an international athletics competition held in Moscow, Russia, from 10–18 August 2013. Initially, Russia won the most gold medals to top the table for the first time since 200 ...

was held at the

Luzhniki Stadium Luzhniki Stadium ( rus, стадион «Лужники», p=stədʲɪˈon lʊʐnʲɪˈkʲi, ''Stadion Luzhniki'') is the national stadium of Russia, located in its capital city, Moscow. The full name of the stadium is Grand Sports Arena of the ...

on 15–16 August. Before the race, without her nemesis of the last 8 years,

Veronica Campbell-Brown Veronica Campbell-Brown CD ( Campbell; born 15 May 1982) is a retired Jamaican track and field sprinter, who specialized in the 100 and 200 meters.

Allyson Felix Allyson Michelle Felix (born November 18, 1985) is a retired American track and field athlete who competed in the 100 meters, 200 meters and 400 meters. She specialized in the 200 meters from 2003 to 2013, then gradually shifted to the 400 me ...

came into this race as the favorite. She had won three gold medals in a row, but that streak was interrupted by Campbell Brown. Felix was back to start a new streak. But she was not without challengers,

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 ...

was just two-tenths behind her at the previous Olympics and like the previous two Olympics, Fraser-Pryce had already won the 100. And

Kimberlyn Duncan Kimberlyn Duncan (born August 2, 1991) is an American track and field athlete, specializing in the sprint (running), sprints. She was the 2013 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, American champion at 200 metres, having defeated Olympic c ...

had actually beaten Felix at the American Championships, but after a long college season, she didn't make it to the final. At the gun, Fraser-Pryce was out quick, making up the stagger on

Blessing Okagbare Blessing Oghnewresem Okagbare-Otegheri (born 9 October 1988) is a former Nigerian track and field athlete who specialized in Long jump and sprints. She is an Olympic and World Championships medalist in the long jump, and a world medalist in th ...

to her outside halfway through the turn. The pressure was on, Fraser-Pryce was pulling away and before the turn was over, Felix was rolling to the ground with a pulled hamstring.

Jeneba Tarmoh Jeneba Sylvia Tarmoh (born September 27, 1989) is an American Athletics (sport), track and field sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres and 200 metres. She is of Sierra Leonean descent. Prep Tarmoh lives in San Jose, California, where she at ...

and

Murielle Ahouré Murielle Ahouré (born 23 August 1987) is an Ivorian sprinter who competes in the 60 meters, 100 m and 200 m. She was a double silver medalist at the 2013 world championships in Moscow. She came second in both the 100 and 200 meters at this e ...

were the next best to the straight, Okagbare a step back. As Tarmoh faded, Okagbare managed to pass Ahouré, but Ahouré came back. As the two battled, they were gaining on Fraser-Pryce, but not enough to make a dent in her huge lead. After giving up .026 to Okagbare in reaction time at the start, Ahouré beat her by .008 to take silver, with nobody else close to the medalists. Two sprinters, Turkmenistan's Yelena Ryabova and Ukraine's

Yelyzaveta Bryzhina Yelyzaveta Viktorivna Bryzhina ( uk, Єлизавета Вікторівна Бризгіна; born November 28, 1989 in Voroshilovgrad) is a Ukrainian sprint athlete, who specializes in the 100 metres. Her personal best times are 11.42 seconds ...

, gave positive drug tests at the competition.More than 1900 blood samples collected – Moscow 2013
IAAF (20 September 2013). Retrieved on 4 February 2014.

Records

Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:

Qualification standards

Schedule

Results

Heats

Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) advanced to the

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. Wind: Heat 1: 0.0 m/s, Heat 2: +0.1 m/s, Heat 3: 0.0 m/s, Heat 4: 0.0 m/s, Heat 5: −0.1 m/s, Heat 6: +0.3 m/s, Heat 7: +0.4 m/s

Semifinals

Qualification: First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advanced to the

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. Wind: Heat 1: 0.0 m/s, Heat 2: 0.0 m/s, Heat 3: −0.2 m/s

Final

The final was started at 21:15.Final Results
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References

External links

200 metres results
at IAAF website {{DEFAULTSORT:2013 World Championships in Athletics - Women's 200 metres

200 metres at the World Athletics Championships 2013 in women's athletics