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The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, the 100-meter (109.36 yd) dash is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1928 for women.
Athletics – Women's 100 metres at the XVII Paralympic Games Venue Stade de France Dates 30 August – 7 September 2024 No. of events 13 ← 2020 Athletics at the 2024 Summer Paralympics Track events 100 m men women 200 m men women 400 m men women 800 m men women 1500 m men women 5000 m men women 4×100 m relay mixed Road events Marathon men women Field events Long jump men women High jump ...
Since 1921, the men's 100-yard dash was usually held until 1975, with the exception of the 100 meters being contested in Olympic years starting in 1932. Metrication occurred in 1976, so all subsequent championships (as well as those during some Olympic years before 1976) were at the metric distance.
Sha’Carri Richardson has qualified for her first Olympic games after winning the 100-meter final on Saturday at the Olympic trials at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.
Women's 100 metres at the 2017 World Championships Venue Olympic Stadium Dates 5 August (heats) 6 August (semifinal & final) Competitors 47 from 30 nations Winning time 10.85 Medalists Tori Bowie United States Marie-Josée Ta Lou Ivory Coast Dafne Schippers Netherlands ← 2015 2019 → Video on YouTube Official Video Events at the 2017 World Championships Track events 100 m men women 200 m ...
[115] [116] As of February 2014, the current Olympic records of 9.63 for men and 10.62 seconds for women rank as the second and third fastest times in history, for men and women respectively. [ 117 ] [ 118 ] The standard of performances at the Olympics has progressed in line with the discipline as a whole and the times in the final often rank ...
The women's 100m competition consisted of heats (Round 1), quarterfinals, semifinals and a Final. The five fastest competitors from each race in the heats qualified for the quarterfinals. The four fastest runners from each of the quarterfinal races advanced to the semifinals, where again the top four from each race advance to the final.
As she has done for most of the previous 13 years Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce was off to a fast start, with Marie-Josée Ta Lou also out fast. By 30 metres, only Shericka Jackson was still close, Ta Lou fading to join a line across the track made up of Dina Asher-Smith, Mujinga Kambundji and two time Olympic Champion Elaine Thompson-Herah.