Athletics At The 2015 Summer Universiade – Women's 200 Metres
The women's 200 metres event at the 2015 Summer Universiade was held on 9 and 10 July at the Gwangju Universiade Main Stadium. Medalists Results Heats Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and next 6 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals. Wind:Heat 1: -2.4 m/s, Heat 2: -1.8 m/s, Heat 3: -0.8 m/s, Heat 4: -2.2 m/s, Heat 5: -0.1 m/s, Heat 6: -0.8 m/s Semifinals Qualification: First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final. Wind:Heat 1: -1.3 m/s, Heat 2: -0.3 m/s, Heat 3: -0.7 m/s Final Wind: -0.8 m/s References {{DEFAULTSORT:Athletics at the 2015 Summer Universiade - Women's 200 metres 200 2015 in women's athletics 2015 2015 was designated by the United Nations as: * International Year of Light * International Year of Soil __TOC__ Events January * January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...

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 slightly shorter race, called the '' stadion'' and run on a straight track, was the first recorded event at the ancient Olympic Games. The 200 m places more emphasis on speed endurance than shorter sprint distances as athletes predominantly rely on anaerobic energy system during the 200 m sprint. Similarly to other sprint distances, the 200 m begins from the starting blocks. When the sprinters adopt the 'set' position in the blocks they are able to adopt a more efficient starting posture and isometrically preload their muscles. This enables them to stride forwards more powerfully when the race begins and start faster. In the United States and elsewhere, athletes previously ran the 220-yard dash (201.168 m) instead of the 200 m ( ...
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