2022 World Athletics U20 Championships – Women's 800 metres explained

The women's 800 metres at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships was held at the Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero in Cali, Colombia from 1 to 3 August 2022.^[1]

42 athletes from 29 countries were originally entered to the competition.^{[2] [3]} However; Sanae Hasnaoui from Morocco, Ramot Abike Jimoh from Nigeria and Tharushi Dissanayaka from Sri Lanka did not participated, while the third runner entered by the United States, Michaela Rose, was unable to compete since only two athletes per member nation can compete in each event.

Records

U20 standing records prior to the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships were as follows:^[4]

Record	Athlete & Nationality	Mark	Location	Date
World U20 Record		1:54.01	Zürich, Switzerland	29 August 2008
Championship Record		1:59.74	Tampere, Finland	12 July 2018
World U20 Leading		1:59.04	Eugene, United States	25 June 2022

Results

Round 1

Round 1 took place on 1 August, with the 38 athletes involved being split into 5 heats, 3 heats of 8 athletes and 2 of 7.^[5] The first 4 athletes in each heat ( 

Q ) and the next 4 fastest ( q ) qualified to the semi-final.^[6] The overall results were as follows:^[7]

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Note
1	3			2:04.92	Q
2	3			2:05.37	Q
3	3			2:05.48	Q
4	3			2:05.65	Q
5	2			2:05.77	Q
6	1			2:06.66	Q
7	1			2:07.10	Q
8	3			2:07.24	q
9	2			2:07.35	Q
10	1			2:07.36	Q
11	2			2:07.69	Q
12	1			2:07.78	Q
13	2			2:07.94	Q
14	5			2:08.21	Q
15	1			2:08.27	q
16	2			2:08.69	q
17	1			2:09.01	q
18	1			2:09.09
19	5			2:09.49	Q
20	4			2:09.67	Q
21	4			2:09.68	Q
22	5			2:09.92	Q
23	5			2:10.05	Q
24	4			2:10.29	Q
25	5			2:10.36
26	4			2:10.40	Q
27	4			2:10.56
28	4			2:10.94
29	3			2:11.14
30	5			2:11.60
31	2			2:12.25
32	4			2:12.38
33	2			2:12.42
34	3			2:12.83
35	2			2:14.19
36	5			2:14.23
37	1			2:15.89
38	5			2:21.14

Semi-final

The semi-final took place on 2 August, with the 24 athletes involved being split into 3 heats of 8 athletes each.^[8] The first 2 athletes in each heat ( 

Q ) and the next 2 fastest ( q ) qualified to the final.^[9] The overall results were as follows:^[10]

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Note
1	1			2:01.25	Q
2	1			2:01.65	Q
3	2			2:01.92	Q
4	2			2:01.92	Q
5	2			2:02.03	q
6	1			2:02.12	q
7	3			2:02.49	Q
8	3			2:03.44	Q
9	2			2:04.06
10	3			2:04.64
11	2			2:04.92
12	3			2:06.42
13	1			2:06.62
14	2			2:06.78
15	3			2:06.86
16	3			2:07.21
17	3			2:07.40
18	1			2:07.62
19	2			2:09.12
20	1			2:11.01
21	1			2:11.89
22	2			2:12.29
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Final

The final (originally scheduled at 18:10) was started at 20:11 on 3 August.^[11] The results were as follows:^[12]

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Note
			1:59.13
			1:59.53
			2:00.18
4			2:01.42
5			2:02.78
6			2:02.89
7			2:03.44
8			2:03.62

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships Cali Timetable. World Athletics. 1 August 2022.
2. Web site: Entry Lists by EVENT and COUNTRY (As of 27 July 2022). World Athletics. 27 July 2022. 1 August 2022.
3. Web site: Entry Lists by EVENT and SEASON BEST (As of 27 July 2022). World Athletics. 27 July 2022. 1 August 2022.
4. Web site: 800 Metres Women − Outdoor Records. World Athletics. 1 August 2022.
5. Web site: START LIST 800 Metres Women - Round 1. World Athletics. 31 July 2022. 2 August 2022.
6. Web site: 800 Metres Women - Round 1. World Athletics. 1 August 2022. 1 August 2022.
7. Web site: SUMMARY 800 Metres Women - Round 1. World Athletics. 1 August 2022. 1 August 2022.
8. Web site: START LIST 800 Metres Women - Semi-Final. World Athletics. 1 August 2022. 2 August 2022.
9. Web site: RESULTS 800 Metres Women - Semi-Final. World Athletics. 2 August 2022. 2 August 2022.
10. Web site: 800 Metres Women - Semi-Final. World Athletics. 2 August 2022. 2 August 2022.
11. Web site: START LIST 800 Metres Women - Final. World Athletics. 2 August 2022. 2 August 2022.
12. Web site: RESULTS 800 Metres Women - Final. World Athletics. 3 August 2022. 3 August 2022.