2023 World Athletics Championships – Women's 200 metres

All the expected finalists qualified. The structure of the semis didn't make it easy. The third semi was loaded with the defending champion, Shericka Jackson, the newly crowned 100 metres champion, Sha'Carri Richardson, 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 Dina Asher-Smith and Gabrielle Thomas 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, Julien Alfred and Daryll Neita. 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 Florence Griffith-Joyner's 35 year old world record. Thomas followed 4 metres later, a step ahead of now double medalist at these championships, Richardson.

Before the competition records were as follows:{{cite web |title=200 Metres Women − Records |url=https://worldathletics.org/records/by-discipline/sprints/200-metres/outdoor/women |access-date=23 August 2023 |website=World Athletics |archive-date=22 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230222203302/https://worldathletics.org/records/by-discipline/sprints/200-metres/outdoor/women |url-status=live }}

The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 22.60.{{cite web |date=19 August 2022 |title=Qualification System and Entry Standards |url=https://assets.aws.worldathletics.org/document/62ff627cef4200119b5555be.pdf |website=World Athletics |access-date=August 23, 2023 |archive-date=August 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220819191514/https://assets.aws.worldathletics.org/document/62ff627cef4200119b5555be.pdf |url-status=live }}

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

The first 3 athletes in each heat (Q) and the next 6 fastest (q) qualify for the semi-finals.{{cite web |date=23 August 2023 |title=Summary 200 Metres Women - Round 1 |url=https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/7138987/AT-200-W-h----.RS4.pdf |access-date=23 August 2023 |website=World Athletics |archive-date=October 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231027164331/https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/7138987/AT-200-W-h----.RS4.pdf |url-status=live }}

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

The first 2 athletes in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualify for the final.{{cite web |date=24 August 2023 |title=Summary 200 Metres Women - Semi-Final |url=https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/7138987/AT-200-W-sf----.RS4.pdf |website=World Athletics |access-date=August 24, 2023 |archive-date=August 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230825031244/https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/7138987/AT-200-W-sf----.RS4.pdf |url-status=live }}

The final started at 21:42 on 25 August. The results were as follows:{{cite web |url=https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/7138987/AT-200-W-f----.RS6.pdf |title=Results 200 Metres Women - Final |publisher=World Athletics |date=25 August 2023 |accessdate=28 August 2023 |archive-date=August 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230826080617/https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/7138987/AT-200-W-f----.RS6.pdf |url-status=live }}

Wind: +0.1 m/s

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