OlympicTalk · Aug 6, 2017
Tori Bowie wins 100m title at worlds
LONDON (AP) — Tori Bowie won the 100 meters at the world championships and made it 2-0 for the United States over Jamaica in the battle for sprint supremacy.
Bowie threw her chest forward with a final lunge to nip Marie-Josee Ta Lou and win in 10.85 seconds. She beat Ta Lou by .01 seconds.
Once over the line, she fell on the track without a clue whether she had won gold.
“I had no idea,” Bowie said.
Dafne Schippers, the 2015 world champion in the 200, took bronze in 10.96.
Two-time Olympic champion Elaine Thompson was a big favorite to add more gold for Jamaica but was never a factor and finished fifth in 10.98.
On Saturday, Justin Gatlin won the men’s 100, beating Usain Bolt.