A total of 64 athletes took part in the Women’s 100m sprint Round 1 where India was represented by one athlete, Dutee Chand. The Indian sprinter did not make the most of her opportunity to qualify for the sem-finals as she could only manage a 7th ranked finish in her Heat 5. This ranking meant that the Indian finished a lowly 43rd overall in the rankings for all the sprinters.
Only the top two sprinters from each of the seven heats progress to the semi-final round along with 8 other fastest sprinters from all the heats.
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But India’s Dutee Chand finished the sprint with a time of 11.69 seconds which turned out to be the second slowest in her heat. The fastest in Dutee’s heat was USA’s Tianna Bartoletta who qualified with a timing of 11.23 seconds whereas the second fastest sprinter was Poland’s Ewa Swoboda with a timing of 11.24 seconds.
As the disappointment for India continued with the 20-year old Dutee failing to qualify for the semi-final stage, it turned out to be a great outing for the women’s legend, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce. The Jamaican competed in Heat 4 of the event and finished with an impressive timing of only 10.96 seconds as she led the timing charts in the qualifying round.
Here is a complete list of athletes who have qualified for the semi-final round of women’s 100m sprint:
Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce (Jamaica) – 10.96 seconds
Michelle-Lee Ahye (Trinidad and Tobago) – 11.00 seconds
Marie-Josee Ta Lou (Ivory Coast) – 11.01 seconds
Desiree Henry (Great Britain) – 11.08 seconds
Tori Bowie (USA) – 11.13 seconds
Blessing Okagbare (Nigeria) – 11.16 seconds
Dafne Schippers (Netherlands) – 11.16 seconds
Murielle Ahoure (Ivory Coast) – 11.17 seconds
Mujinga Kambundji (Switzerland) – 11.19 seconds
Elaine Thopmson (Jamaica) – 11.21 seconds
Tianna Bartoletta (USA) – 11.23 seconds
Ewa Swoboda (Poland) – 11.24 seconds
Rosangela Santos (Brazil) – 11.25 seconds
Christania Williams (Jamaica) – 11.27 seconds
Natalia Pohrebniak (Ukraine) – 11.30 seconds
Tatjana Pinto (Germany) – 11.31 seconds
