[2] Silver medalist Christine Mboma, with a previously noted elevated testosterone level, hasn't competed since 2022.

Double World Championship Gold Medalist Shericka Jackson was injured a few weeks before the Olympics and could not start.

2022 Silver medalist Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce was injured in the heats of the 100m, as was Marie Josée Ta Lou-Smith, fourth in 2016.

Participating was 2020 Olympic bronze medalist/2023 World silver medalist Gabrielle Thomas, who is also the season leader, the entire 2019 World podium including Dina Asher-Smith (also the 2022 bronze medalist), Brittany Brown and Mujinga Kambundji, 100m champion Julien Alfred, whose stronger event is the 200m and current NCAA double champion McKenzie Long.

[3] In the final, Alfred had a slight edge at the start, but Thomas made up the difference in the first 50m.