The women’s 200m final at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene is one of the showpieces of the championships, and the results in the semi-finals herald something truly special in the medal race.
The fastest in the semi-finals was the leader in the world rankings for the season and the main favorite for the gold Shericka Jackson (Jamaica) with 21.67 seconds (2.0 m/s). World 100m champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (Jamaica) was also uncompromising in her semi-final with 21.82s (-0.1m/s).
The third best time belongs to the American Tamara Clark – 21.95 seconds (1.4 m/sec). She was followed in this series by the world champion from Doha 2019 Dina Asher-Smith with 21.96 seconds and the two-time Olympic champion in 100m and 200m Elaine Thompson-Herah (Jamaica), who had to count on one of the two best “losers” times to find a place in the final.
The other three finalists in the 200m are Aminatou Seyni (Niger) in 22.04 seconds, Doha 2019 bronze medalist Mujinga Kambundji (Switzerland) in a new national record of 22.05 seconds and the season’s second fastest woman in the 200m Abby Steiner (USA) in 22.15 seconds.
