Competition began at 09:00 with the last event at 18:25. Feature events included Day 1 of the Decathlon and Finals of the Women's Pole Vault, Javelin and 100m; the Finals of the Men's Triple Jump and 400m.
The top 4 in each semi-final go on to the final. Marion Jones' 4-year winning streak in the 100m came to an end with not one but two defeats by Zhanna Pintusevich-Block in the semi-final and final.
| Women's 100m | Day 4 - Official Results |
 799 Zhanna Pintusevich-Block of Ukraine UKR 830 Marion Jones USA  361 Ekateríni Thánou of Greece GRE | |
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Semi-final Heat 1: Marion Jones waves to the crowd as she is introduced. From lane 1 to lane 8: 329 Gaby Rockmeier of Germany GER 431 Manuela Levorato of Italy ITA 577 Endurance Ojokolo of Nigeria NGR 830 Marion Jones USA 799 Zhanna Pintusevich-Block UKR 821 Chryste Gaines USA 152 Myriam Léonie Mani of Cameroons CMR 41 Debbie Ferguson of Bahamas BAH |
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Semi-final Heat 1: GO!!! Pos Athlete 1 Zhanna Pintusevich-Block Q 2 Marion Jones Q 3 Debbie Ferguson Q 4 Chryste Gaines Q 5 Endurance Ojokolo 6 Myriam Léonie Mani 7 Gaby Rockmeier 8 Manuela Levorato |
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Semi-final Heat 2: Olympic silver medalist Ekateríni Thánou convincingly won her heat. From lane 1 to lane 8 Place, Bib, Name, Country, Qualify 8 251 Johanna Manninen of Finland FIN 7 874 Natasha Mayers of Saint Vincent VIN 3 855 Kelli White USA Q 4 578 Mercy Nku NGR Q 1 361 Ekateríni Thánou GRE Q 2 42 Chandra Sturrup BAH Q 5 576 Mary Onyali-Omagbemi NGR 6 856 Angela Williams USA |
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Final: settling into the starting blocks. From lane 1 to lane 8: 821 Chryste Gaines USA 578 Mercy Nku NGR 830 Marion Jones USA 799 Zhanna Pintusevich-Block UKR 361 Ekateríni Thánou GRE 42 Chandra Sturrup BAH 855 Kelli White USA 41 Debbie Ferguson BAH |
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Final: view the photo finish. An emotional Pintusevich-Block is the new World Champion. Bib, Name, Country, Time: 799 Zhanna Pintusevich-Block UKR 10.82 830 Marion Jones USA 10.85 361 Ekateríni Thánou GRE 10.91 42 Chandra Sturrup BAH 11.02 821 Chryste Gaines USA 11.06 41 Debbie Ferguson BAH 11.13 855 Kelli White USA 11.15 578 Mercy Nku NGR 11.17 |
