Bowie, 26, had improved from bronze at the last worlds in 2015 to silver at the
Olympics, and on Sunday took the final step to the top of the podium

Tori Bowie stormed to the 100 metres title yesterday to complete a first women’s and men’s double for the United States in the blue riband race since 2005 at the world championships.
Bowie edged Ivory Coast’s Marie-Josee Ta Lou by one-hundredth of a second with a desperate lunge as Jamaican Olympic champion and pre-race favourite Elaine Thompson of Jamaica had to settle for fifth.
It was the second bad blow in 24 hours for the Jamaicans who have ruled the distance for a decade, with Justin Gatlin winning the men’s race Saturday from young compatriot Christian Coleman and leaving only bronze for retirement-bound Jamaican superstar Usain Bolt.
The last American 100m double came 12 years ago in Helsinki from Gatlin and Lauryn Williams. Greek pole vaulter Ekaterini Stefanidi and Belgian heptathlete Nafissatou Thiam did better than Thompson as they added the world title to Olympic gold from last year in Rio.
New Zealand’s Tomas Walsh ambushed the American favourites in the men’s shot put, while Kenya’s Geoffrey Kirui and Kenya-born Bahraini Rose Chelimo came from behind to win the marathons on London’s iconic Tower Bridge.  Bowie, 26, had improved from bronze at the last worlds in 2015 to silver at the Olympics, and on Sunday took the final step to the top of the podium. She clocked 10.86 seconds, dipping across the line just ahead of Ta Lou.
Dutch 200m world champion Dafne Schippers claimed bronze in a time of 10.96. “The dive (across the line) doesn’t feel too good now. But it has saved me at championships in the past. I never give up until I am over the line,” Bowie said.
Thompson never got into the race and managed only 10.98, admitting: “I didn’t execute my race well. I just don’t know what happened.”
Unbeaten all year, pole vaulter Stefanidi once again defied her fear of heights when she soared a national record 4.91m on her first attempt before failing three times on a championship record 5.02m and embarking on her lap of honour to the sound of Zorba The Greek.
American rival Sandi Morris took silver as at the Olympics. Venezuela’s Robeilys Peinado and dethroned champion Yarisley Silva of Cuba shared bronze. In the heptathlon, Thiam underlined her multi-event dominance after the retirement of Briton Jessica Ennis-Hill who, earlier in the evening, received her reallocated 2011 world championships gold medal amid a big roar from the full house of 56,000.
Even though she was far behind her personal best 7,013 points from two months ago, Thiam won comfortably with 6,784 points. Germany’s Carolin Schaefer got silver with 6,696 points and Anouk Vetter took bronze in a Dutch record 6,636.
“It’s really incredible, I am super happy,” Thiam said. “It was a really difficult year, with a lot of pressure but I managed to produce a great performance.”
Walsh meanwhile improved from Olympic bronze to world championship gold with 22.03m in a strong series in which even his third-best put of 21.70m would have given him the title. American holder Joe Kovacs took silver with 21.66m and bronze went to Croatia’s Stipe Zunic.
Yesterday, Anita Wlodarczyk hammered home her dominance to win a third world title at a canter, clinching the hammer gold.
The Pole had been the one to beat going into the competition. With two Olympic titles to her name, the world record holder has not been beaten since early 2014.
After a slow start she took the lead on her fourth throw in the London Stadium, with a 77.39 metre effort, and clinched gold with 77.90. “I am happy and see you next time,” the 31-year-old told the crowd. China’s Zheng Wang won her first world medal by throwing 75.98 to claim silver. Despite three no-throws in the final, Wlodarczyk’s compatriot Malwina Kopron’s first attempt of 74.76 was enough to secure her the bronze medal, and a best ever finish at senior level.