2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 60 metres

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Women's 60 metres
at the 2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships
Venue Arena Birmingham
Dates2 March
Competitors47 from 35 nations
Winning time6.97
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
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The women's 60 metres at the 2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships took place on 2 March 2018. [1] [2]

Contents

Summary

Carolle Zahi led the opening heats with her personal best of 7.11. [3] Murielle Ahouré showed her cards in the semi-final round, her 7.01 .06 faster than the top sprinter in the world the last couple of seasons, Elaine Thompson. 7.01 would have been fast enough to win the final.

In the final, Ahouré blasted out of the blocks. With short quick, strides she had opened up a metre lead over Zahi, 20 metres into the race. The rest of the contenders formed a line across the track, only Remona Burchell was beaten at this point. The first to run down Zahi was returning silver medalist Dafne Schippers as Zahi faded. Schippers also faded, the battle in the center of the track was between Mujinga Kambundji and Marie-Josée Ta Lou, with Thompson inches behind. With her pursuers in full flight, Ahouré's lead shrunk slightly, but was insurmountable. Ta Lou and Kambundji crossed the line together, Ta Lou getting the silver by .005 over Kambundji. [4]

It was the first gold medal for the Ivory Coast, made more remarkable by the fact that it was a one-two sweep for the nation. [5]

Results

Heats

The heats were started at 10:35. [6]

RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
145 Carolle Zahi Flag of France.svg  France 7.11Q, PB
258 Murielle Ahouré Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 7.12Q
344 Mujinga Kambundji Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 7.15Q
425 Marie-Josée Ta Lou Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 7.17Q
555 Asha Philip Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 7.18Q
664 Tatjana Pinto Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 7.18Q
733 Dafne Schippers Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 7.19Q
862 Remona Burchell Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 7.19Q
922 Elaine Thompson Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 7.20Q
1018 Ezinne Okparaebo Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 7.22Q
1115 Michelle-Lee Ahye Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 7.23Q
1224 Anna Kiełbasińska Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 7.23Q, =PB
1338 Carina Horn Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 7.23Q
1435 Liang Xiaojing Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 7.24Q
1551 Destiny Carter Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 7.24Q
1661 Ewa Swoboda Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 7.24Q
1763 Anna Bongiorni Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 7.24q, PB
1865 Kelly-Ann Baptiste Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 7.25q, SB
1934 Crystal Emmanuel Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 7.26q, SB
2013 Javianne Oliver Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 7.29Q
2137 Klára Seidlová Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 7.30q
2212 Bianca Williams Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 7.31q
2353 Ajla Del Ponte Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 7.31q
2426 Rosângela Santos Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 7.32
2546 Gayon Evans Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 7.33Q
2648 Jamile Samuel Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 7.34
2743 Hrystyna Stuy Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 7.34
2814 Wei Yongli Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 7.35
2921 Amy Foster Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 7.35
3066 Andrea Purica Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 7.36
3116 Krystsina Tsimanouskaya Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 7.37
3223 Isidora Jiménez Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 7.38
3331 Lorène Bazolo Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 7.39
3457 Vitoria Cristina Rosa Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 7.39
3552 Rafailia Spanoudaki-Hatziriga Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 7.40
3654 Mathilde Kramer Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 7.43PB
3717 Ciara Neville Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 7.47
3867 Flings Owusu-Agyapong Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 7.49
3947 Tahesia Harrigan-Scott Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg  British Virgin Islands 7.50
4027 Jolene Jacobs Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 7.67
4141 Yasmin Kwadwo Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 7.68
4236 Loi Im Lan Flag of Macau.svg  Macau 7.69 NR
4328 Mazoon Al-Alawi Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 7.78 NR
4432 Cristina Llovera Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra 7.84
4556 Patricia Taea Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands 7.90 NR
4642 Kendi Rosales Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras 8.18PB
4768 Zarinae Sapong Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg  Northern Mariana Islands 8.54PB

Semifinal

The semifinals were started at 18:50. [7]

RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
113 Murielle Ahouré Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 7.01Q
216 Elaine Thompson Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 7.07Q, SB
325 Marie-Josée Ta Lou Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 7.08Q
415 Dafne Schippers Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 7.09q, SB
518 Javianne Oliver Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 7.10
633 Mujinga Kambundji Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 7.10Q
714 Asha Philip Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 7.13
824 Remona Burchell Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 7.15Q
826 Michelle-Lee Ahye Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 7.15Q, SB
1036 Carolle Zahi Flag of France.svg  France 7.17Q
1134 Carina Horn Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 7.18
1223 Tatjana Pinto Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 7.18
1335 Ezinne Okparaebo Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 7.19
1412 Kelly-Ann Baptiste Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 7.21SB
1538 Anna Kiełbasińska Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 7.23=PB
1628 Ewa Swoboda Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 7.25
1731 Bianca Williams Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 7.26PB
1821 Crystal Emmanuel Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 7.27
1927 Destiny Carter Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 7.28
2032 Anna Bongiorni Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 7.30
2117 Liang Xiaojing Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 7.30
2222 Klára Seidlová Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 7.35
2311 Ajla Del Ponte Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 7.40
37 Gayon Evans Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica DNS

Final

The medallists, Murielle Ahoure (left) borrowed an Irish flag from a spectator and reversed due to the two flag's similarity Ta Lou, Ahoure and Kambundji Birmingham 2018.jpg
The medallists, Murielle Ahouré (left) borrowed an Irish flag from a spectator and reversed due to the two flag's similarity

The final was started at 21:42. [8]

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg4 Murielle Ahouré Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 6.97WL
Silver medal icon.svg6 Marie-Josée Ta Lou Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 7.05PB
Bronze medal icon.svg5 Mujinga Kambundji Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 7.05
43 Elaine Thompson Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 7.08
52 Dafne Schippers Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 7.10
67 Michelle-Lee Ahye Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 7.13SB
71 Carolle Zahi Flag of France.svg  France 7.19
88 Remona Burchell Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 7.50

Irish Flag

When Murielle Ahouré celebrated winning the final, she borrowed an Irish flag from a spectator and reversed it due to the two flag's similarity. [9]

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