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The 200 metres at the Summer Olympics has been contested since the second edition of the multi-sport event. The men's 200 m has been present on the Olympic athletics programme since 1900 and the women's 200 m has been held continuously since its introduction at the 1948 Games. It is the most prestigious 200 m race at elite level.
A National Olympic Committee (NOC) could enter up to three qualified athletes in the men's 200 metres event if all athletes meet the entry standard or qualify by ranking during the qualifying period. (The limit of three has been in place since the 1930 Olympic Congress.) The qualifying standard is 20.24 seconds.
The event was won by Usain Bolt of Jamaica, the first man to repeat as champion in the 200 metres. His teammates Yohan Blake (silver) and Warren Weir (bronze) completed the medal sweep; it was the seventh sweep in the men's 200 metres and the first by a nation other than the United States. Bolt's gold medal was Jamaica's third in the event ...
Botswana's Letsile Tebogo, who also won one of the three semifinal heats on Wednesday, captured gold in the 200-meter final at 19.46. Noah Lyles runs 200 meters final with COVID
He was taken off the track in a wheelchair. Botswana's Letsile Tebogo crosses the finish line ahead of US' Kenny Bednarek and Noah Lyles to win the men's 200-m final at Paris Olympics on Aug. 8, 2024.
Thomas won Olympic gold, ... crowd at France’s largest stadium. Thomas emerged from the Stade de France tunnel just before the start of the Olympic 200 meters final, raising her arms in the air ...
The men's 200 metres event at the 2016 Summer Olympics took place between 16–18 August in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, at the Estádio Olímpico João Havelange. [1] There were 77 competitors from 48 nations. [2] The event was won by Usain Bolt of Jamaica, his third consecutive gold medal in the event. Bolt earned his eighth overall gold, needing ...
Gabby Thomas beat Sha'Carri Richardson in the highly anticipated 200-meter final of the U.S. Olympic Team Trials for track and field.. Thomas came in first with a time of 21.81 seconds. Richardson ...