# Athletics at the 2018 Asian Games – Women's 200 metres

The women's 200 metres competition at the 2018 Asian Games took place on 28 and 29 August 2018 at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium.

## Schedule

All times are Western Indonesia Time (UTC+07:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
| Tuesday, 28 August 2018 | 09:45 | Round 1 |
| Tuesday, 28 August 2018 | 18:50 | Semifinals |
| Wednesday, 29 August 2018 | 18:45 | Final |

## Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world, Asian and Games records were as follows.
| World Record | Florence Griffith Joyner (USA) | 21.34 | Seoul, South Korea | 29 September 1988 |
| Asian Record | Li Xuemei (CHN) | 22.01 | Shanghai, China | 22 October 1997 |
| Games Record | Damayanthi Dharsha (SRI) | 22.48 | Bangkok, Thailand | 18 December 1998 |

## Results
### Legend

* DSQ — Disqualified

### Round 1

* Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) advance to the semifinals.

#### Heat 1

* Wind: +0.4 m/s
| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Wei Yongli (CHN) | 24.20 | Q |
| 2 | Edidiong Odiong (BRN) | 24.44 | Q |
| 3 | Lee Min-jung (KOR) | 24.55 | Q |
| 4 | Loi Im Lan (MAC) | 24.73 | |
| 5 | Elham Kakoli (IRI) | 25.12 | |
| 6 | Silina Phaaphay (LAO) | 26.06 | |
| 7 | Yara Abuljadayel (KSA) | 30.18 | |

#### Heat 2

* Wind: −0.3 m/s
| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Kong Lingwei (CHN) | 23.41 | Q |
| 2 | Olga Safronova (KAZ) | 23.44 | Q |
| 3 | Kristina Knott (PHI) | 23.45 | Q |
| 4 | Hima Das (IND) | 23.47 | q |
| 5 | Anna Bulanova (KGZ) | 24.02 | q |
| 6 | Aziza Sbaity (LBN) | 24.55 | |
| 7 | Chan Pui Kei (HKG) | 24.92 | |
| 8 | Aishath Himna Hassan (MDV) | 26.73 | |

#### Heat 3

* Wind: −0.1 m/s
| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Nigina Sharipova (UZB) | 23.31 | Q |
| 2 | Hajar Al-Khaldi (BRN) | 23.41 | Q |
| 3 | Kim Min-ji (KOR) | 23.88 | Q |
| 4 | Lê Tú Chinh (VIE) | 24.09 | q |
| 5 | Shanti Pereira (SGP) | 24.23 | q |
| 6 | Lusiana Satriani (INA) | 25.03 | |
| — | Viktoriya Zyabkina (KAZ) | DSQ | |

#### Heat 4

* Wind: −0.1 m/s
| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Dutee Chand (IND) | 23.37 | Q |
| 2 | Quách Thị Lan (VIE) | 23.72 | Q |
| 3 | Rumeshika Rathnayake (SRI) | 23.79 | Q |
| 4 | Dana Hussein (IRQ) | 24.31 | |
| 5 | Alvin Tehupeiory (INA) | 24.36 | |
| 6 | Poon Hang Wai (HKG) | 25.59 | |
| 7 | Hanin Thabit (YEM) | 28.51 | |
| 8 | Dana Al-Shehri (KSA) | 28.99 | |

### Semifinals

* Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the final.

#### Heat 1

* Wind: +0.1 m/s
| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Dutee Chand (IND) | 23.00 | Q |
| 2 | Edidiong Odiong (BRN) | 23.01 | Q |
| 3 | Kong Lingwei (CHN) | 23.32 | Q |
| 4 | Quách Thị Lan (VIE) | 23.76 | q |
| 5 | Kim Min-ji (KOR) | 23.86 | |
| 6 | Rumeshika Rathnayake (SRI) | 24.05 | |
| 7 | Anna Bulanova (KGZ) | 24.16 | |
| 8 | Shanti Pereira (SGP) | 24.33 | |

#### Heat 2

* Wind: +0.1 m/s
| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Olga Safronova (KAZ) | 23.41 | Q |
| 2 | Wei Yongli (CHN) | 23.45 | Q |
| 3 | Nigina Sharipova (UZB) | 23.45 | Q |
| 4 | Kristina Knott (PHI) | 23.65 | q |
| 5 | Lê Tú Chinh (VIE) | 24.13 | |
| 6 | Lee Min-jung (KOR) | 24.36 | |
| — | Hajar Al-Khaldi (BRN) | DSQ | |
| — | Hima Das (IND) | DSQ | |

### Final

* Wind: −0.7 m/s
| Rank | Athlete | Time |
| | Edidiong Odiong (BRN) | 22.96 |
| | Dutee Chand (IND) | 23.20 |
| | Wei Yongli (CHN) | 23.27 |
| 4 | Nigina Sharipova (UZB) | 23.32 |
| 5 | Olga Safronova (KAZ) | 23.43 |
| 6 | Kristina Knott (PHI) | 23.51 |
| 6 | Kong Lingwei (CHN) | 23.51 |
| 8 | Quách Thị Lan (VIE) | 23.77 |