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Women’s 200m semi-finals
Having won the 100m earlier in the championship, Melissa Jefferson-Wooden looks well set to complete a sprint double in Tokyo.
The American came through second-fastest in Wednesday’s heats, in a field missing several major names.
Olympic champion Gabby Thomas not competing in the championships because of an ongoing Achilles injury, while Julien Alfred withdrew with injury days after winning the bronze medal in the 100m final.
Jamaica’s Shericka Jackson is looking to become only the second female athlete to win a hat-trick of world 200m titles, emulating Allyson Felix between 2005 and 2009.
The second fastest woman in history over 200m has bounced back from an injury-riddled 2024 which forced her to withdraw from the Paris Olympics after winning world golds in 2022 and 2023.
Also in the field are three more American medals hopes – Anavia Battle, McKenzie Long, and Brittany Brown, all of whom were among the eight fastest finishers in the heats.
Battle won four Diamond League races this year, while Long is second quickest in the field for this event with a season’s best of 21.93.
Brown won Olympic bronze last summer and a world silver back in 2019.
