The original fifth placed finisher in the final, Nzubechi Grace Nwokocha, was provisionally suspended for doping in September 2022[2] and subsequently disqualified by the Commonwealth Games Federation.[3]
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows:
The first round consisted of seven heats. The three fastest competitors per heat (plus three fastest non-automatic qualifiers) advanced to the semifinals.[5]