Budapest 2026 World Athletics Championships Women's 200 Metres Preview
Key athletes, notably Gabby Thomas and Melissa Jefferson-Wooden, will compete in the women's 200 metres event at the championships in Budapest.
In the women's 200 metres event at the World Athletics Ultimate Championships in Budapest, Olympic champion Gabby Thomas and world champion Melissa Jefferson-Wooden will face off for the gold medal.
Race Schedule and Programme
The semi-final races in the women's 200 metres category will be run on Sunday, September 13 at 18:44.
The grand final, to be held on the same day at 20:49, will be the final track event of the three-night packed programme in Budapest.
Featured Favourites and Personal Bests
World champion Melissa Jefferson-Wooden stands out as the athlete with the best time in the field, having run 21.69 at the US championships in New York in July.
Olympic champion Gabby Thomas, meanwhile, demonstrated her form by running 21.70 in College Station in June and 21.83 at the Continental Tour Gold meeting in Budapest in July.
Star Names and Global Medallists
Olympic champion Gabby Thomas and recent world champion Melissa Jefferson-Wooden will compete for a new prize at this event.
Great Britain's world silver medallist Amy Hunt and global medallist Shaunae Miller-Uibo are also among the other key names chasing medals at the event.
Broad Entry List
US sprinters occupy five of the top seven spots on the entry list, which also features names such as Anavia Battle, Kayla White and Cambrea Sturgis.
Additionally, the list includes athletes such as Fabienne Hoenke, Ashanti Moore, Torrie Lewis, Jaël Bestué, Jenna Prandini, Success Eduan, Rhasidat Adeleke, Gémima Joseph, Lavanya Williams and Boglárka Takács.