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Dina Asher-Smith became the first British woman to win a major global sprint title as she won the 200m final.
The 100m silver medallist showed why she was hot favourite to take the title, running a British record time of 21.88 seconds.
American Brittany Brown took silver in 22.22 and Swiss Mujinga Kambundji won bronze with 22.51.
Linford Christie was the last Briton to win world or Olympic gold in any sprint event at Stuttgart 1993.
A loud cheer greeted Asher-Smith as she made her way to the starting blocks, while the race itself never looked beyond her reach.
The 23-year-old came off the bend with a slight lead, before increasing the distance between her and the chasing pack in the final 60m.
Rows of empty seats surrounded the Khalifa Stadium during the celebration lap - much like after the women's 100m final - but Asher-Smith was clapped and cheered by the large British contingent.
Both Dina and mum Julie shed tears in embrace after the race, with many already placing the gold around the Kent athlete's neck after a number of high profile withdrawals from this event - Jamaican 100m champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Olympic champion and compatriot Elaine Thompson.
Scheduling issues meant that 200m Diamond League champion Shaunae Miller-Uibo of the Bahamas - who hasn't lost a race over this distance this season - could only run in the 400m.
Asher-Smith had got the better of all of her rivals - bar Miller-Uibo - in the Diamond League series this season, so the lack of competition only simplified the task at hand.
Asher-Smith has had her named earmarked for greatness since winning the 200m European youth title in 2013.
Since the age of eight, she has had her coach John Blackie by her side, the man who first spotted her potential at the Blackheath and Bromley Athletics Club.
Their partnership has won titles at European junior and world junior level, before she stole the show with three gold medals at last year's European championships.
All of Britains medals in Doha are Asher-Smith's two, and she could help increase that total with the 4x100m relay team hoping to follow their gold in Berlin last year with another in Doha.
Success here will only breed confidence for the Olympics in Tokyo next year.
The 100m silver medallist showed why she was hot favourite to take the title, running a British record time of 21.88 seconds.
American Brittany Brown took silver in 22.22 and Swiss Mujinga Kambundji won bronze with 22.51.
Linford Christie was the last Briton to win world or Olympic gold in any sprint event at Stuttgart 1993.
A loud cheer greeted Asher-Smith as she made her way to the starting blocks, while the race itself never looked beyond her reach.
The 23-year-old came off the bend with a slight lead, before increasing the distance between her and the chasing pack in the final 60m.
Rows of empty seats surrounded the Khalifa Stadium during the celebration lap - much like after the women's 100m final - but Asher-Smith was clapped and cheered by the large British contingent.
Both Dina and mum Julie shed tears in embrace after the race, with many already placing the gold around the Kent athlete's neck after a number of high profile withdrawals from this event - Jamaican 100m champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Olympic champion and compatriot Elaine Thompson.
Scheduling issues meant that 200m Diamond League champion Shaunae Miller-Uibo of the Bahamas - who hasn't lost a race over this distance this season - could only run in the 400m.
Asher-Smith had got the better of all of her rivals - bar Miller-Uibo - in the Diamond League series this season, so the lack of competition only simplified the task at hand.
Asher-Smith has had her named earmarked for greatness since winning the 200m European youth title in 2013.
Since the age of eight, she has had her coach John Blackie by her side, the man who first spotted her potential at the Blackheath and Bromley Athletics Club.
Their partnership has won titles at European junior and world junior level, before she stole the show with three gold medals at last year's European championships.
All of Britains medals in Doha are Asher-Smith's two, and she could help increase that total with the 4x100m relay team hoping to follow their gold in Berlin last year with another in Doha.
Success here will only breed confidence for the Olympics in Tokyo next year.
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| Photo from Evening Express |
The Brit produced two personal bests in amassing 4,138 points after four events with the Belgian second on 4,042 and Kendell Williams third on 3,855.
The 26-year-old took 0.21 seconds off her previous 100m personal best with a time of 13.09 seconds, and she jumped 1.95m in the high jump.
She threw 13.86m in the shot put - an improvement of 71cm, before running 23.08 in her 200m heat before the final three disciplines tomorrow.
Johnson-Thompson's lead at the same stage of the European Championships last year was 87 over Thiam, so today marks a slight improvement.
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She finished third in her heat behind American Jenny Simpson and Canadian Gabriela Debues-Stafford.
Compatriot Sarah McDonald qualified from the first heat, but fellow Brit Jemma Reekie finished 10th in a slow second hit to miss out on qualification.
European champion Muir's last race was in July, but had been in good form prior to the calf injury with top-three finishes in all five Diamond League races.
Eilish McColgan will compete for Great Britain in the women's 5,000m final finishing fourth in her heat with a time of 14:55.79.
McColgan - whose mum Liz was 10,000m world champion in 1991 - said she was chuffed to reach the final, where she'll be joined by Laura Weightman who ran 15:02.24.
RESULTS
Day Six - 2 October
Men's Hammer Throw
1. Paweł Fajdek (POL) 80.50m
Day Six - 2 October
Men's Hammer Throw
1. Paweł Fajdek (POL) 80.50m
2. Quentin Bigot (FRA) 78.19m SB
=3. Bence Halász (HUN) 78.18m
=3. Bence Halász (HUN) 78.18m
=3. Wojciech Nowicki (POL) 77.69m
Women's 200m
1. Dina Asher-Smith (UK) 21.88s NR
Women's 200m
1. Dina Asher-Smith (UK) 21.88s NR
2. Brittany Brown (USA) 22.22s PB
3. Mujinga Kambundji (SWI) 22.51s
Men's 110m Hurdles
1. Grant Holloway (USA) 13.10s
2. Sergey Shubenkov (ANA) 13.15s
3. Pascal Martinot-Lagarde (FRA) 13.18s
Key
NR - national record
PB - personal best
SB - season best
SCHEDULE
Day Seven - 3 October
14:35 - Men's 110m Hurdles Decathlon
14:40 - Women's Triple Jump - Qualification
15:30 - Men's Discus Throw Decathlon - Group A
16:15 - Women's Long Jump Heptathlon
16:35 - Men's Discus Throw Decathlon - Group B
17:05 - Men's Pole Vault Decathlon - Group A
17:20 - Men's Shot Put Qualification - Group A
18:05 - Men's Pole Vault Decathlon - Group B
18:10 - Women's Javelin Throw Heptathlon
18:40 - Men's Shot Put - Qualification Group B
20:00 - Men's 1500m - Heats
20:05 - Men's Javelin Throw Decathlon - Group A
20:35 - Women's Shot Put - Final
21:00 - Women's 1500m - Semi-Final
21:10 - Men's Javelin Throw Decathlon - Group B
21:50 - Women's 400m - Final
22:05 - Women's 800m Heptathlon - Final Event
22:25 - Men's 1500m Decathlon - Final Event
World Athletics Championships Day One Report
World Athletics Championships Day Two Report
World Athletics Championships Day Three Report
World Athletics Championships Day Four Report
World Athletics Championships Day Five Report
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