# 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships – Women's 200 metres

The women's 200 metres at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships was held at the Estadio Atlético de la VIDENA in Lima, Peru on 29 and 30 August 2024.

## Records

U20 standing records prior to the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships were as follows:
| Record | Athlete & Nationality | Mark | Location | Date |
| World U20 Record | Christine Mboma (NAM) | 21.81 | Tokyo, Japan | 3 August 2021 |
| Championship Record | Christine Mboma (NAM) | 21.84 | Nairobi, Kenya | 21 August 2021 |
| World U20 Leading | JaMeesia Ford (USA) | 22.08 | Eugene, United States | 8 June 2024 |

## Results
### Heats

The first 3 athletes in each heat (Q) and the next 6 fastest (q) qualified to the semi-finals.

#### Heat 1

| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 2 | Taylor Snaer | United States | 23.48 | Q |
| 2 | 8 | Sabrina Dockery | Jamaica | 23.80 | Q |
| 3 | 7 | Dana Jiménez | Colombia | 23.82 | Q, PB |
| 4 | 3 | Inga Kanicka | Poland | 24.15 | |
| 5 | 6 | Lara Jurčić | Croatia | 24.31 | |
| 6 | 5 | Antonia Ramirez | Chile | 24.47 | |
| 7 | 4 | Khrystyna Fedushchak | Ukraine | 24.56 | |
| 8 | 9 | Yau Sin Ting | Hong Kong | 24.99 | |
| | | | | Wind: -0.9 m/s | Wind: -0.9 m/s |

#### Heat 2

| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 5 | Shanoya Douglas | Jamaica | 23.51 | Q |
| 2 | 7 | Dianna Proctor | Canada | 23.70 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Alexa Sulyán | Hungary | 23.76 | Q |
| 4 | 4 | Elisa Marcello | Italy | 24.05 | q |
| 5 | 8 | Ioana-Adnana Vrînceanu | Romania | 24.46 | |
| 6 | 2 | Hakelly da Silva | Brazil | 24.54 | |
| 7 | 6 | Nalicia Glen | Guyana | 25.20 | |
| | | | | Wind: +0.6 m/s | Wind: +0.6 m/s |

#### Heat 3

| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 2 | Adaejah Hodge | British Virgin Islands | 23.19 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Chane Vermeulen | South Africa | 23.70 | Q |
| 3 | 7 | Terezie Táborská | Czech Republic | 23.76 | Q |
| 4 | 8 | Beynailis Romero | Venezuela | 24.05 | q |
| 5 | 6 | Athaleyha Hinckson | Guyana | 24.46 | |
| 6 | 4 | Melissa Turchi | Italy | 24.54 | |
| 7 | 3 | Stefany Julio | Colombia | 25.20 | |
| | | | | Wind: -0.2 m/s | Wind: -0.2 m/s |

#### Heat 4

| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 8 | Lia Thalmann | Switzerland | 24.23 | Q |
| 2 | 7 | Shana Lambourde | France | 24.28 | Q |
| 3 | 9 | Lina Hribar | Slovenia | 24.35 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Precious Nzeakor | Nigeria | 24.75 | |
| 5 | 5 | Neeru Pahtak | India | 24.77 | |
| 6 | 2 | Alexis Roberts | Bahamas | 24.82 | |
| 7 | 6 | Romana Hrnčárová | Slovakia | 25.39 | |
| – | 4 | Viwe Jingqi | South Africa | DNS | |
| | | | | Wind: -0.9 m/s | Wind: -0.9 m/s |

#### Heat 5

| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 9 | Torrie Lewis | Australia | 23.27 | Q |
| 2 | 6 | Renee Regis | Great Britain | 23.56 | Q |
| 3 | 8 | Pika Bikar Kern | Slovenia | 23.91 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Ashley Odiase | Canada | 23.94 | q |
| 5 | 3 | Elena Schernhardt | Germany | 24.01 | q |
| 6 | 4 | Sethunya Majama | Botswana | 24.31 | |
| 7 | 7 | Frederik Voss Vestergaard | Denmark | 24.47 | |
| 8 | 5 | Bianca Conroy | Peru | 31.74 | |
| | | | | Wind: -0.7 m/s | Wind: -0.7 m/s |

#### Heat 6

| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 7 | Jessica Milat | Australia | 23.29 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Liu Yinglam | China | 23.54 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | Elise Cooper | United States | 23.61 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | Judith Mokobe | Germany | 23.87 | q |
| 5 | 9 | Kissiwaa Mensah | Great Britain | 23.92 | q |
| 6 | 8 | Unnathi Bolland | India | 24.10 | |
| 7 | 2 | Marielle Venida | New Zealand | 24.18 | |
| 8 | 4 | Zinad Joseph | ART | 27.11 | SB |
| | | | | Wind: -0.6 m/s | Wind: -0.6 m/s |

### Semi-finals

The first 2 athletes in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified to the final.

#### Heat 1

| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 7 | Jessica Milat | Australia | 23.42 | Q |
| 2 | 6 | Taylor Snaer | United States | 23.70 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Chane Vermeulen | South Africa | 23.78 | |
| 4 | 2 | kissiwaa Mensah | Great Britain | 23.90 | |
| 5 | 8 | Dianna Proctor | Canada | 23.95 | |
| 6 | 9 | Dana Jiménez | Colombia | 24.12 | |
| 7 | 3 | Beynailis Romero | Venezuela | 24.33 | |
| 8 | 5 | Terezie Táborská | Czech Republic | 24.50 | |
| | | | | Wind: +0.4 m/s | Wind: +0.4 m/s |

#### Heat 2

| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 7 | Adaejah Hodge | British Virgin Islands | 23.18 | Q |
| 2 | 8 | Liu Yinglam | China | 23.30 | Q, PB |
| 3 | 4 | Elise Cooper | United States | 23.43 | q |
| 4 | 9 | Sabrina Dockery | Jamaica | 23.75 | |
| 5 | 3 | Judith Mokobe | Germany | 23.86 | |
| 6 | 2 | Elisa Marcello | Italy | 24.28 | |
| 7 | 6 | Lia Thalmann | Switzerland | 24.29 | |
| 8 | 5 | Lina Hribar | Slovenia | 24.65 | |
| | | | | Wind: -0.6 m/s | Wind: -0.6 m/s |

#### Heat 3

| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 6 | Torrie Lewis | Australia | 23.14 | Q |
| 2 | 8 | Shanoya Douglas | Jamaica | 23.34 | Q |
| 3 | 7 | Renee Regis | Great Britain | 23.54 | q |
| 4 | 4 | Alexa Sulyán | Hungary | 23.96 | |
| 5 | 9 | Pika Bikar Kern | Slovenia | 24.19 | |
| 6 | 2 | Elena Schernhardt | Germany | 24.30 | |
| 7 | 3 | Ashley Odiase | Canada | 24.32 | |
| 8 | 5 | Shana Lambourde | France | 24.48 | |
| | | | | Wind: -0.6 m/s | Wind: -0.6 m/s |

### Final

| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
| | 7 | Adaejah Hodge | British Virgin Islands | 22.74 | |
| | 6 | Torrie Lewis | Australia | 22.88 | PB |
| | 5 | Shanoya Douglas | Jamaica | 23.10 | |
| 4 | 8 | Jessica Milat | Australia | 23.21 | PB |
| 5 | 9 | Taylor Snaer | United States | 23.31 | |
| 6 | 3 | Renee Regis | Great Britain | 23.38 | |
| 7 | 4 | Liu Yinglam | China | 23.39 | |
| 8 | 2 | Elise Cooper | United States | 23.40 | |
| | | | | Wind: -0.7 m/s | Wind: -0.7 m/s |