2018 African Championships in Athletics – Women's 200 metres explained

The women's 200 metres event at the 2018 African Championships in Athletics was held on 4 and 5 August in Asaba, Nigeria.^[1]

Medalists

width=200 bgcolor=gold	Gold	width=200 bgcolor=silver	Silver	width=200 bgcolor=CC9966	Bronze
Marie-Josée Ta Lou	Germaine Abessolo Bivina	Janet Amponsah

Results

Heats

Qualification: First 4 of each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.

Wind:
Heat 1: ? m/s, Heat 2: -0.5 m/s, Heat 3: -0.4 m/s, Heat 4: -0.3 m/s, Heat 5: ? m/s

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1			23.54	Q
2	5			23.66	Q
3	5			23.73	Q
4	1			23.74	Q
5	5			23.78	Q
6	3			23.83	Q
7	4			23.94	Q
8	3			24.00	Q
9	1			24.04	Q
10	1			24.24	Q
11	3			24.28	Q
12	4			24.39	Q
13	1			24.44	q
14	2			24.48	Q
15	3			24.66	Q
16	5			24.69	Q
17	5			24.69	q
18	5			24.82	q
19	4			24.99	Q
20	1			25.04	q
21	3			25.20
22	4			25.21	Q
23	1			25.24
24	4			25.39
25	4			25.54
26	2			25.56	Q
27	2			25.78	Q
28	2			26.46	Q
29	2			27.76
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	2
	2
	3
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	4

Semifinals

Qualification: First 2 of each semifinal (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.

Wind:
Heat 1: +0.1 m/s, Heat 2: +0.2 m/s, Heat 3: +0.1 m/s

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1			23.34	Q
2	2			23.55	Q
3	1			23.65	Q
4	1			23.71	q
5	3			23.72	Q
6	2			23.76	Q
7	3			23.78	Q
8	3			23.92	q
9	3			24.24
10	1			24.36
10	2			24.36
12	1			24.41
13	2			24.45
14	2			24.46
15	3			24.65
16	2			24.75
17	2			25.01
18	3			25.10
19	3			25.45
20	1			26.04
21	2			26.72
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	1
	3

Final

Wind: +0.1 m/s

Rank	Lane	Athlete	Nationality	Time	Notes
	6			22.50
	7			23.36
	3			23.38
4	4			23.40
5	2			23.49
6	5			23.63
7	8			23.66
8	1			23.79

Notes and References

1. http://www.africathle.com/2018/08/01/african-championships-asaba-nigeria-1-5082018/ Results