The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400-metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is …

It is the most prestigious 200 m race at elite level. The competition format typically has three or four qualifying rounds leading to a final race between eight athletes. The Olympic records for …

The 200m sprint may only be a short-distance event – with men’s times often clocking in at around 20 seconds – but it requires a huge amount of acceleration, speed, agility and …

Explore the all-time top lists for men's 200 meters in outdoor sprints on World Athletics.

Aug 8, 2024 · Noah Lyles had to settle for third-place in the men's 200m finals, felled by COVID-19 and blazing runs by Kenny Bednarek and Olympic champion Letsile Tebogo.

Aug 6, 2024 · The women's 200m final will finish off the night at Stade de France in Paris, getting underway at 3:50 p.m. ET (9:50 p.m. local time). The race will last about 20 seconds.

Aug 3, 2024 · The full men’s 200m schedule at the Paris 2024 Olympics. The men’s 200m starts on the fifth day of the track and field programme at Paris 2024 on Monday 5 August before the …

Mar 16, 2025 · Australian 17-year-old Gout Gout continued to demonstrate why he is the most exciting talent in sprinting right now, running the fastest 200-meter time in the world this year …

Aug 9, 2021 · 📺 Re-live ALL the incredible #Paris2024 action ️ https://go.olympics.com/watch Canada’s Andre de Grasse gets hands on 200m gold medal at #Tokyo2020 adding ...

Two-time champion Merlene Ottey has won more medals in the 200 m than any other athlete, reaching the podium six times in a period stretching from 1983 to 1997. Calvin Smith and …