Flying Dutchwoman Dafne Schipper's 200m dip a world championship winner
The 100m silver-medallist ran 21.63 seconds, the third fastest time in history, as she lunged at the line to beat Jamaican Elaine Thompson, who clocked a personal best of 21.66
Dutch sprinter Dafne Schippers smashed a European record that has stood since the 1970s as she won world 200m gold with an electrifying run yesterday.
Schippers completed an incredible switch from heptathlete to sprinter by denying Jamaica their fourth gold medal in the two fastest races on the track.
The 100m silver-medallist ran 21.63 seconds, the third fastest time in history, as she lunged at the line to beat Jamaican Elaine Thompson, who clocked a personal best of 21.66.
Wow. It's crazy. A European record. I'm the world's best. Wow. Crazy. I'm so happy
It was a remarkable win for Schippers, 23, who eclipsed the European record of 21.71 set by Marita Koch in 1979 and matched by fellow East German Heike Drechsler in 1986.
Only Americans Marion Jones and world record-holder Florence Griffith-Joyner have run the 200m faster than Schippers, who won hepathlon bronze at the Moscow worlds two years ago.
Two-time Olympic champion Veronica Campbell-Brown, who previously won the world title in Daegu in 2011, claimed bronze in 21.97 at Beijing's Bird's Nest stadium.
