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The women's long jump at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on 21 and 23 August. In the final, Olympic champion Maurren Higa Maggi took the early lead as the first jumper in the competition.
The women's shot put at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on August 16. Having set a world-leading and Oceanian record of 20.69 m in May, Valerie Vili was a strong favourite and defending champion. [ 1 ]
The women's 100 metres at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on August 16 and August 17. The Jamaican team had three strong contenders for the 100 m title in defending champion Veronica Campbell-Brown, Olympic champion Shelly-Ann Fraser, and Kerron Stewart (who ran 10.75 seconds in July; the fastest in nine years).
Women's 300 m time trial Huang Yu-ting Chinese Taipei: Hsu Chiao-jen Chinese Taipei: Lim Jin-seon South Korea: Women's 500 m sprint Huang Yu-ting Chinese Taipei: Lim Jin-seon South Korea: Jercy Puello Colombia: Women's 1000 m sprint Huang Yu-ting Chinese Taipei: Hsu Chiao-jen Chinese Taipei: Nicole Begg New Zealand: Women's 10000 m points ...
The women's 200 metres at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on 19, 20 and 21 August. Olympic silver medalist and defending World champion Allyson Felix (USA) established herself as the pre-race favorite, having run under 22 seconds earlier in the season.
The women's 400 metres at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on 15, 16 and 18 August. The world-leader prior to the competition, Sanya Richards, was regarded as the favourite in the event, although her previous failure to convert circuit dominance to major championship success raised some doubts.
The women's 400 metres hurdles at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on 17, 18 and 20 August. In the four major championships between 2004 and 2008, the twelve available medals were won by eleven different athletes.
The women's 100 metres hurdles at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium 18 and 19 August. The world leader Lolo Jones had not qualified for the championships, but a number of athletes had also posted fast times and scored major victories in on the World Athletics Tour that season.