Hair-raising win for Tori Bowie in women's 100m

After the exciting men's 100-meter dash, won by American Justin Gatlin, the 100-meter dash scored with an extremely close decision.

Let's be honest, nothing tops the men's 100m at an athletics meeting or international competition. The women's races are always relegated to second-string status. Wrongly so, as the women's 100-meter race at the 2017 World Championships in London impressively proved.

Of course, Jamaican Elaine Thompson was the favorite. The Olympic champion from Rio 2016 shone in the heats and clearly distanced her opponents, but the American Tori Bowie was also convincing with clear victories in the heats. One knew it would be exciting. The tall Dutchwoman Dafne Schippers was also seen as a favorite for the medal places. In contrast, the 1.59 m small Marie Josée Ta Lou from the Ivory Coast was relatively unknown, but could also impress in the heats and in the semifinals.

And it was she who ran away from all other runners on the evening of August 6, 2017. Virtually unstoppable distanced her opponents from the beginning, especially Elaine Thompson, which was amazing. She kept the distance until the finish. Only the American Tori Bowie was able to catch up towards the end and, to the surprise of the spectators, won the race because she bent her upper body forward shortly before the finish line and virtually threw herself into the finish, whereas Marie Josée Ta Lou ran upright through the finish, which cost her the clear victory in the end. Tori Bowie's 100% effort had paid off. The big beaten of the final was the favorite Elaine Thompson.