2022 World Athletics U20 Championships – Women's 200 metres explained

Event:	Women's 200 metres
Competition:	2022 World Athletics U20 Championships
Venue:	Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero
Dates:	4 August (heats & semifinals) 5 August (final)
Competitors:	46
Nations:	30
Win Value:	22.65
Gold:	Brianna Lyston
Goldnoc:	JAM
Silver:	Jayla Jamison
Silvernoc:	USA
Bronze:	Alana Reid
Bronzenoc:	JAM
Prev:	2021
Next:	2024

The women's 200 metres at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships was held at the Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero in Cali, Colombia on 4 and 5 August 2022.^[1]

Records

U20 standing records prior to the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships were as follows:^[2]

Standing records prior to the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships
World U20 Record		21.81	Tokyo, Japan	3 August 2021
Championship Record		21.84	Nairobi, Kenya	21 August 2021
World U20 Leading		21.87	Gaborone, Botswana	30 April 2022

Results

Round 1

Qualification: First 3 of each heat (Q) and the 6 fastest times (q) qualified for the semifinals.^[3]

Rank	Heat	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Note
1	5	3			23.25	Q
2	4	6			23.36	Q
3	5	1			23.40	Q,
4	1	5			23.43	Q
5	6	2			23.46	Q,
6	6	7			23.46	Q
7	3	6			23.47	Q
8	1	8			23.54	Q
9	1	1			23.56	Q,
10	2	6			23.56	Q
11	6	3			23.58	Q
12	1	3			23.63	q,
13	6	1			23.67	q,
14	5	7			23.74	Q,
15	4	7			23.76	Q,
16	6	8			23.77	q,
17	3	2			23.78	Q
18	4	3			23.80	Q,
19	4	1			23.84	q
20	4	8			23.88	q,
21	2	4			23.89	Q
22	3	8			23.89	Q
23	5	5			23.90	q,
24	2	8			23.91	Q,
25	2	5			23.92
26	6	4			23.95
27	5	2			24.00
28	3	3			24.01
29	3	7			24.02
30	2	7			24.02
31	6	5			24.03
32	3	4			24.06
33	1	4			24.08
34	3	5			24.11
35	4	2			24.16
36	2	2			24.21
37	6	6			24.26
38	5	6			24.39
39	1	6			24.40
40	4	4			24.44
41	1	7			24.50
42	3	1			24.56
43	5	4			24.58
44	5	8			24.74
45	1	2			25.08
46	2	3			31.93
	4	5

Semifinals

Qualification: First 2 of each heat (Q) and the 2 fastest times (q) qualified for the final.^[4]

Rank	Heat	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Note
1	2	4			22.83	Q
2	2	6			22.95	Q,
3	3	5			23.01	Q
4	1	6			23.12	Q
5	3	6			23.16	Q,
6	1	4			23.20	Q,
7	2	3			23.24	q,
8	1	5			23.40	q,
9	2	5			23.44
10	3	3			23.45
11	1	2			23.47
12	3	8			23.56
13	1	3			23.59
14	3	4			23.59
15	1	7			23.63
16	1	8			23.74
17	3	1			23.79
18	2	1			23.82
19	3	2			23.85
20	2	8			23.89
21	2	7			23.97
22	2	2			23.97
23	3	7			24.02
	1	1

Final

The final was held on 3 August at 20:41^[5]

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Note
	5			22.65
	6			22.77
	8			22.95
4	3			23.06
5	7			23.42
6	1			23.43
7	2			23.46
	4

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships Cali Timetable. World Athletics. 28 September 2022.
2. Web site: 200 Metres Women − Outdoor Records. World Athletics. 28 September 2022.
3. Web site: 200 Metres Women − Round 1 − Summary. World Athletics. 4 August 2022. 28 September 2022.
4. Web site: 200 Metres Women − Semi-Final − Summary. World Athletics. 4 August 2022. 28 September 2022.
5. Web site: 200 Metres Women − Final − Results. World Athletics. 5 August 2022. 28 September 2022.