Athletics - World Athletics Championships - Women's 200 Metre Final - London Stadium, London, Britain – August 11, 2017. Dafne Schippers of Netherlands celebrates after winning gold. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach
LONDON (Reuters) - Dafne Schippers of the Netherlands retained her world 200 metres title with a dominant display on Friday, leaving Marie-Josee Ta Lou of the Ivory Coast to settle for another hair's breadth silver.
With Olympic champion Elaine Thompson opting not to race the 200 and Tori Bowie pulling out after winning the 100, things had looked easier for Schippers but she had to use every inch of her strength to hold off Ta Lou and win in 22.05 seconds.
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