2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 800 metres


The women's 800 metres at the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships took place on March 19 and 20, 2016.
Before the qualifying round here, Francine Niyonsaba had never run indoors. In the final, Ajee' Wilson took the lead at the break, with Margaret Nyairera Wambui following. Inexperienced at indoor strategy, Niyonsaba was in a frustrating position, blocked by the larger athletes ahead of her, boxed in, exchanging elbows with Habitam Alemu and Laura Roesler at her heels. On the second lap, Wambui got around Wilson to take the lead. Niyonsaba had had enough of this frustration, dropping behind Alemu then bouncing out to lane 2 running around the field into the lead, her third 200 so fast she opened up a 3-metre gap. From there, Niyonsaba simply held the gap all the way to the finish, with Wambui trying her hardest to make up the gap. Coming off the final turn, Wilson threw her best move against Wambui to outsprint her for silver.

Results

Heats

Qualification: The winner of each heat and next 3 fastest qualified for the final.
RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
11Ajee' Wilson2:00.61Q
21Margaret Nyairera Wambui2:00.68q, SB
31Aníta Hinriksdóttir2:01.96q
41Habitam Alemu2:02.34q
52Francine Niyonsaba2:02.37Q, NR
61Anastasiia Tkachuk2:02.60
72Lynsey Sharp2:02.75
82Lovisa Lindh2:03.44
92Hedda Hynne2:03.96
102Malika Akkaoui2:04.00
113Laura Roesler2:04.38Q
123Tigst Assefa2:04.55
132Līga Velvere2:05.20
143Christina Hering2:05.39
153Adelle Tracey2:07.05
163Rose Mary Almanza2:08.07
173Natoya Goule2:08.23

Final

The final was started on March 20 at 13:30.
RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Francine Niyonsaba2:00.01WL
Ajee' Wilson2:00.27
Margaret Nyairera Wambui2:00.44PB
4Laura Roesler2:00.80
5Aníta Hinriksdóttir2:02.58
6Habitam Alemu2:04.61