2025 World Athletics Championships – Men's 200 metres
| Men's 200 metres at the 2025 World Athletics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | National Stadium | |||||||||
| Location | Tokyo, Japan | |||||||||
| Dates | 17 September (heats) 18 September (semi-finals) 19 September (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 54 from 34 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 19.52 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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The men's 200 metres at the 2025 World Athletics Championships was held at the National Stadium in Tokyo on 17, 18 and 19 September 2025.[1]
Summary
The three-time defending champion, Noah Lyles, was aiming to match Usain Bolt's record of four World Championships gold medals in the 200. With a bye in the event, Lyles hadrun fewer races in the regular season, but still came in as the world leader. The two other favorites were Letsile Tebogo, defending Olympic champion; and Kenny Bednarek, with a collection of silvers over the last Olympics and World Championships.
In the heats, Bryan Levell was the fastest with 19.84, then Tapiwanashe Makarawu 19.91 and Courtney Lindsey in 19.95. In the last semfinal, Lyles ran a 19.51, ultimately faster than even the winning time in the final. The semis saw the elimination of several famous names including Andre De Grasse, Lindsay, Gout Gout, and Wayde van Niekerk.[2]
The final went off with 5 men separating from the other three. Coming off the turn Levell had developed almost a 1-metre lead on Lyles and Bednarek, with Tebogo slightly behind them and Hughes still in contention. In just 10 quick steps, Lyles and Bednarek moved from behind Levell to a metre ahead. Down the straightaway, Lyles put a little more gap on Bednarek. Tebogo closed down as well but couldn't quite catch Levell.[3]
Records
Before the competition records were as follows:[4]
| Record | Athlete & Nat. | Perf. | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record |  Usain Bolt (JAM)
|
19.19 | Berlin, Germany | 20 August 2009 |
| Championship record | ||||
| World Leading |  Noah Lyles (USA)
|
19.63 | Eugene, United States | 3 August 2025 |
| African Record |  Letsile Tebogo (BOT)
|
19.46 | Paris, France | 8 August 2024 |
| Asian Record |  Xie Zhenye (CHN)
|
19.88 | London, United Kingdom | 21 July 2019 |
| European Record |  Pietro Mennea (ITA)
|
19.72 | Mexico City, Mexico | 12 September 1979 |
| North, Central American and Caribbean record | Usain Bolt (JAM)
|
19.19 | Berlin, Germany | 20 August 2009 |
| Oceanian record | .svg.png){kind=small} Gout Gout (AUS)
|
20.02 | Ostrava, Czech Republic | 24 June 2025 |
| South American Record |  Alonso Edward (PAN)
|
19.81 | Berlin, Germany | 20 August 2009 |
Qualification standard
The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 20.16.[5]
Schedule
The event schedule, in local time (UTC+9), was as follows:[1]
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 17 September | 20:15 | Heats |
| 18 September | 21:02 | Semi-finals |
| 19 September | 22:06 | Final |
Results
Heats
The heats took place on 17 September. The first three athletes in each heat ( Q ) and the next six fastest ( q ) qualified for the semi-finals.
Heat 1
| Place | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Alexander Ogando |  Dominican Republic
|
20.10 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Wayde van Niekerk |  South Africa
|
20.19 | Q |
| 3 | 9 | Timothé Mumenthaler |  Switzerland
|
20.39 | Q |
| 4 | 8 | Henrik Larsson |  Sweden
|
20.40 | q, PB |
| 5 | 5 | Robert Gregory | United States
|
20.43 | |
| 6 | 6 | Shōta Iizuka |  Japan
|
20.64 | |
| 7 | 7 | Toby Harries |  Great Britain & N.I.
|
20.76 | |
| 8 | 2 | Calab Law |  Australia
|
20.91 | |
| [6] | Wind: (−0.2 m/s) | ||||
Heat 2
| Place | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Tapiwanashe Makarawu |  Zimbabwe
|
19.91 | Q |
| 2 | 9 | Courtney Lindsey | United States
|
19.95 | Q |
| 3 | 7 | Adrian Kerr | Jamaica
|
20.13 | Q |
| 4 | 5 | Ryan Zeze |  France
|
20.23 | q, SB |
| 5 | 3 | Aaron Brown | .svg.png){kind=small} Canada
|
20.33 | q |
| 6 | 8 | Aidan Murphy | Australia
|
20.54 | |
| 7 | 4 | Emmanuel Eseme |  Cameroon
|
20.61 | |
| 8 | 2 | Gediminas Truskauskas |  Lithuania
|
20.95 | |
| [6] | Wind: (−0.5 m/s) | ||||
Heat 3
| Place | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Kenny Bednarek | United States
|
19.98 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Udodi Onwuzurike |  Nigeria
|
20.27 | Q |
| 3 | 7 | Sinesipho Dambile | South Africa
|
20.27 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | William Reais | Switzerland
|
20.38 | q, SB |
| 5 | 4 | Jerome Blake | Canada
|
20.43 | q |
| 6 | 8 | Ko Seung-hwan |  South Korea
|
20.49 | |
| 7 | 9 | Soshi Mizukubo | Japan
|
20.51 | SB |
| 8 | 1 | Abdulaziz Abdui Atafi |  Saudi Arabia
|
20.66 | |
| 9 | 5 | Animesh Kujur |  India
|
20.77 | |
| [6] | Wind: (−0.3 m/s) | ||||
Heat 4
| Place | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Noah Lyles | United States
|
19.99 | Q |
| 2 | 7 | Zharnel Hughes | Great Britain & N.I.
|
20.07 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Christopher Taylor | Jamaica
|
20.26 | Q, PB |
| 4 | 4 | Andre De Grasse | Canada
|
20.30 | q |
| 5 | 6 | Fausto Desalu | Italy
|
20.43 | |
| 6 | 8 | Joseph Fahnbulleh |  Liberia
|
20.73 | |
| 7 | 2 | Ian Kerr |  Bahamas
|
20.92 | |
| 8 | 1 | César Almirón |  Paraguay
|
20.92 | |
| 9 | Hachim Maaroufou |  Comoros
|
DNS | ||
| [6] | Wind: (+0.1 m/s) | ||||
Heat 5
| Place | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Bryan Levell | Jamaica
|
19.84 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Makanakaishe Charamba | Zimbabwe
|
20.06 | Q |
| 3 | 8 | Gout Gout | Australia
|
20.23 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | Blessing Afrifah |  Israel
|
20.47 | |
| 5 | 9 | Naeem Jack | South Africa
|
20.65 | |
| 6 | 4 | Ibrahim Fuseini |  Ghana
|
20.66 | |
| 7 | 2 | Tomáš Němejc |  Czech Republic
|
20.83 | |
| 8 | 1 | Omar Simpson |  U.S. Virgin Islands
|
21.58 | |
| 9 | 3 | Tovetuna Tuna |  Papua New Guinea
|
21.59 | |
| [6] | Wind: (−0.1 m/s) | ||||
Heat 6
| Place | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | Letsile Tebogo | Botswana
|
20.18 | Q |
| 2 | 8 | Xavi Mo-Ajok |  Netherlands
|
20.35 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Towa Uzawa | Japan
|
20.39 | Q |
| 4 | 7 | Jaleel Croal |  British Virgin Islands
|
20.46 | |
| 5 | 4 | Filippo Tortu | Italy
|
20.49 | |
| 6 | 2 | José Figueroa |  Puerto Rico
|
20.62 | |
| 7 | 5 | Lidio Andrés Feliz | Dominican Republic
|
20.63 | |
| 8 | 6 | Alham Naghiyev |  Azerbaijan
|
21.10 | |
| 9 | 1 | Darion Skerritt |  Antigua and Barbuda
|
30.18 | |
| [6] | Wind: (±0.0 m/s) | ||||
Semi-finals
The semi-finals took place on 18 September. The first two athletes in each heat ( Q ) and the next two fastest ( q ) qualified for the final.
Heat 1
| Place | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Kenny Bednarek | United States
|
19.88 | Q |
| 2 | 8 | Alexander Ogando | Dominican Republic
|
19.98 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | Makanakaishe Charamba | Zimbabwe
|
20.03 | |
| 4 | 4 | Wayde van Niekerk | South Africa
|
20.12 | |
| 5 | 9 | Christopher Taylor | Jamaica
|
20.21 | PB |
| 6 | 5 | Towa Uzawa | Japan
|
20.23 | |
| 7 | 2 | William Reais | Switzerland
|
20.59 | |
| 8 | 3 | Aaron Brown | Canada
|
20.59 | |
| [7] | Wind: (−0.1 m/s) | ||||
Heat 2
| Place | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Bryan Levell | Jamaica
|
19.78 | Q |
| 2 | 6 | Letsile Tebogo | Botswana
|
19.95 | Q |
| 3 | 7 | Courtney Lindsey | United States
|
20.30 | |
| 4 | 4 | Gout Gout | Australia
|
20.36 | |
| 5 | 2 | Jerome Blake | Canada
|
20.41 | |
| 6 | 5 | Xavi Mo-Ajok | Netherlands
|
20.55 | |
| 7 | 9 | Timothé Mumenthaler | Switzerland
|
20.66 | |
| 8 | 3 | Ryan Zeze | France
|
20.73 | |
| [7] | Wind: (±0.0 m/s) | ||||
Heat 3
| Place | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Noah Lyles | United States
|
19.51 | Q, WL |
| 2 | 7 | Zharnel Hughes | Great Britain & N.I.
|
19.95 | Q |
| 3 | 9 | Sinesipho Dambile | South Africa
|
19.97 | q, PB |
| 4 | 8 | Tapiwanashe Makarawu | Zimbabwe
|
19.98 | q |
| 5 | 4 | Adrian Kerr | Jamaica
|
20.08 | PB |
| 6 | 3 | Andre De Grasse | Canada
|
20.13 | SB |
| 7 | 5 | Udodi Onwuzurike | Nigeria
|
20.26 | |
| 8 | 2 | Henrik Larsson | Sweden
|
20.32 | PB |
| [7] | Wind: (+1.0 m/s) | ||||
Final
The final took place on 19 September.
| Place | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6 | Noah Lyles | United States
|
19.52 | |
|
8 | Kenny Bednarek | United States
|
19.58 | SB |
|
7 | Bryan Levell | Jamaica
|
19.64 | PB |
| 4 | 5 | Letsile Tebogo | Botswana
|
19.65 | SB |
| 5 | 9 | Zharnel Hughes | Great Britain & N.I.
|
19.78 | SB |
| 6 | 4 | Alexander Ogando | Dominican Republic
|
20.01 | |
| 7 | 3 | Tapiwanashe Makarawu | Zimbabwe
|
20.12 | |
| 8 | 2 | Sinesipho Dambile | South Africa
|
20.23 | |
| [8] | Wind: (±0.0 m/s) | ||||
References
- ^ a b "Men's 200 metres - Schedule". World Athletics. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
- ^ Michaels, Jake (18 September 2025). "Gout Gout fourth in 200m semifinal with 20.36s, misses final". ESPN. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
- ^ Michaels, Jake (19 September 2025). "Noah Lyles is king again after storming to another 200m world championship crown". ESPN. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
- ^ "Men's 200 metres - Records". World Athletics. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
- ^ "World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25 – Qualification System and Entry Standards" (PDF). World Athletics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 September 2025. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f "Men's 200 metres - Heat results" (PDF). World Athletics. 17 September 2025. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
- ^ a b c "Men's 200 metres - Semi-finals results" (PDF). World Athletics. 17 September 2025. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
- ^ "Men's 200 metres - Final results" (PDF). World Athletics. 19 September 2025. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
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