Dafne Schippers duly delivered the home 100m victory that had been so fervently anticipated, leaving the mood on a high in the Olympic stadium after the earlier disqualification of fellow Dutch sprinter Churandy Martina after he appeared to have added the men’s 200m title to the 100m gold he had won the previous night.
Schippers got away well and began to pull clear of the field by the 30 metres mark, maintaining her form to the line before crossing in 10.90 despite the cold and blustery conditions. It was the 12thfastest time of the year, and not much short of her 2016 best of 10.83.