[1] London rains became a part of the qualifying round, where the favorites tried to make the final with minimum effort.

In the first semi, Sanya Richards-Ross was matched with the defending champion Christine Ohuruogu, with only two automatic qualifiers.

She also slowed on the homestretch and looked to struggle to hold off DeeDee Trotter and Novlene Williams-Mills.

In the final, unlike the memorable race four years earlier, where Richards-Ross burned herself out building a huge lead, this time Krivoshapka had the large lead through the halfway mark and held it to the home stretch, with the three Americans spread across the track a step behind.

McCorory and Krivoshapka began to struggle as first Trotter, then Richards-Ross seized the lead which she would not relinquish, winning by 0.15 seconds.