2018_IAAF_World_Indoor_Championships_–_Women's_60_metres
The women's 60 metres at the 2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships took place on 2 March 2018.[1][2]
| Women's 60 metres at the 2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Arena Birmingham | |||||||||
| Dates | 2 March | |||||||||
| Competitors | 47 from 35 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 6.97 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Official Video
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]
Heats
The heats were started at 10:35.[6]
Semifinal
The semifinals were started at 18:50.[7]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 3 | Murielle Ahouré |  Ivory Coast | 7.01 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | 6 | Elaine Thompson |  Jamaica | 7.07 | Q, SB |
| 3 | 2 | 5 | Marie-Josée Ta Lou | Ivory Coast | 7.08 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | 5 | Dafne Schippers |  Netherlands | 7.09 | q, SB |
| 5 | 1 | 8 | Javianne Oliver |  United States | 7.10 | |
| 6 | 3 | 3 | Mujinga Kambundji |  Switzerland | 7.10 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | 4 | Asha Philip |  Great Britain | 7.13 | |
| 8 | 2 | 4 | Remona Burchell | Jamaica | 7.15 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | 6 | Michelle-Lee Ahye |  Trinidad and Tobago | 7.15 | Q, SB |
| 10 | 3 | 6 | Carolle Zahi |  France | 7.17 | Q |
| 11 | 3 | 4 | Carina Horn |  South Africa | 7.18 | |
| 12 | 2 | 3 | Tatjana Pinto |  Germany | 7.18 | |
| 13 | 3 | 5 | Ezinne Okparaebo |  Norway | 7.19 | |
| 14 | 1 | 2 | Kelly-Ann Baptiste | Trinidad and Tobago | 7.21 | SB |
| 15 | 3 | 8 | Anna Kiełbasińska |  Poland | 7.23 | =PB |
| 16 | 2 | 8 | Ewa Swoboda | Poland | 7.25 | |
| 17 | 3 | 1 | Bianca Williams | Great Britain | 7.26 | PB |
| 18 | 2 | 1 | Crystal Emmanuel |  Canada | 7.27 | |
| 19 | 2 | 7 | Destiny Carter | United States | 7.28 | |
| 20 | 3 | 2 | Anna Bongiorni |  Italy | 7.30 | |
| 21 | 1 | 7 | Liang Xiaojing |  China | 7.30 | |
| 22 | 2 | 2 | Klára Seidlová |  Czech Republic | 7.35 | |
| 23 | 1 | 1 | Ajla Del Ponte | Switzerland | 7.40 | |
| 3 | 7 | Gayon Evans | Jamaica | DNS |
Final
The final was started at 21:42.[8]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 4 | Murielle Ahouré | Ivory Coast | 6.97 | WL |
 | 6 | Marie-Josée Ta Lou | Ivory Coast | 7.05 | PB |
 | 5 | Mujinga Kambundji | Switzerland | 7.05 | |
| 4 | 3 | Elaine Thompson | Jamaica | 7.08 | |
| 5 | 2 | Dafne Schippers | Netherlands | 7.10 | |
| 6 | 7 | Michelle-Lee Ahye | Trinidad and Tobago | 7.13 | SB |
| 7 | 1 | Carolle Zahi | France | 7.19 | |
| 8 | 8 | Remona Burchell | 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]
- "IAAF World Indoor Championships Timetable". IAAF. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
- "Start list" (PDF). Media.aws.iaff.org. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
- "Report: women's 60m heats - IAAF World Indoor Championships Birmingham 2018- News". Iaaf.org. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
- "Report: women's 60m final - IAAF World Indoor Championships Birmingham 2018- News". Iaaf.org. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
- "UPDATE 3-Athletics-Ahoure, Ta Lou roar to glorious Ivorian one-two". Af.reuters.com. March 2, 2018. Archived from the original on March 3, 2018. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
- "Heats results" (PDF). Media.aws.iaaf.org. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
- "Semifinals results" (PDF). Media.aws.iaaf.org. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
- "Final results" (PDF). Media.aws.iaaf.org. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
- "Quick-thinking Irish fans come to the rescue of victorious Ivory Coast star at World Indoor Athletics Championships". Irish Independent. March 5, 2018. Retrieved March 6, 2018.