Euro record smashed as Dafne Schippers wins

Dafne Schippers smashed the European record to win the world 200m title in 21.63 seconds at the IAAF World Championships in Beijing moving her to Number 3 on the world all-time 200m list.

Elaine Thompson of Jamaica led the race for all of 195m before the Dutch sprinter surpassed her on the line taking the title in a time of 21.63 seconds to Thompson’s 21.66. Thompson’s time put her number 6 on the world all-time 200m list.

Veronica Campbell-Brown (Jamaica) took the bronze medal with a time of 21.97, while Candyce McGrone (USA) set a personal best of 22.01 in fourth. Great Britain’s Dina Asher-Smith ran a national record of 22.07 seconds in fifth.