Tori Bowie wins gold with sensational run in 100m final

Updated 06/08/2017 at 22:05 GMT

American Tori Bowie produced a sensational run in the final of the 100m to win gold narrowly beating Marie-Josee Ta Lou.

Tori Bowie of the United States celebrates winning gold in the Women's 100 Metres Final during day three of the 16th IAAF World Athletics Championships London 2017 at The London Stadium on August 6, 2017 in London, United Kingdom.

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Bowie looked in good form during the semi-finals and although Ta Lou got off to the better start she came back superbly to win in a time of 10.85s.

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The finish couldn't have been closer but a fantastic dip on the line gave Bowie the victory over the impressive Ta Lou who will still be thrilled with her silver medal and her time of 10.86s.

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"I had no idea [I'd won]. All I knew is I left everything on the line,"

Tori Bowie of the United States crosses the finish line to win the Women's 100 Metres Final ahead of Elaine Thompson of Jamaica during day three of the 16th IAAF World Athletics Championships London 2017 at The London Stadium on August 6, 2017 in London,

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"I never give up until I'm over the line," Bowie said. "Ta Lou went away fast but she always is. It didn't bother me and I just kept pumping my legs and arms until the finish."

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The shock of the night was that Olympic champion Elaine Thompson was nowhere as she started poorly and simply couldn't recover, ending in fifth.

Thompson was expected to win even if Bowie and fourth-placed Murielle Ahoure were mentioned as potential challengers.

However just like compatriot Usain Bolt last night she couldn't live up to her pre-race billing.

Thompson, who had looked in fine form in the heats and won on the same track in trainers one month ago, was at a loss to explain her defeat.

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"I have to give those three girls a lot of credit, so a big congratulations to them," she said. "I didn't execute my race which is a shame but I'm health.

"I don't know what happened. I just wanted to get a good start but they race well. I'll have to watch the video back because I don't know what went wrong."

Dafne Schippers confounded the form book to finish third and take the bronze.

Results in full

1. Tori Bowie (U.S.) 10.85

2. Marie Josee Ta Lou (Ivory Coast) 10.86

3. Dafne Schippers (Netherlands) 10.96

4. Murielle Ahoure (Ivory Coast) 10.98

5. Elaine Thompson (Jamaica) 10.98

6. Michelle-Lee Ahye (Trinidad and Tobago) 11.01

7. Rosangela Santos (Brazil) 11.06

8. Kelly-Ann Baptiste (Trinidad and Tobago) 11.09

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