World Athletics Championships 2025 experienced a new history in the men’s 200m event, which has been dominating since its inaugural edition in 1983, as the National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan, entered the record book.
World Athletics Championships 2025: Men’s 200m – Event Schedule
17th September – Heats
18th September – Semi-finals
19th September – Final
The men’s 200m event in the World Athletics Championships 2025 had three rounds. After hosting the Heats on 17th September, the Semi-finals were scheduled on 18th September, and the Final was held on 19th September.
World Athletics Championships 2025: Men’s 200m – Results
Heats
The first three athletes in each heat (Q) and the next six fastest (q) qualified for the semi-finals.
Heat 1
Rank | Athlete (Nation) | Time | Notes |
1 | Alexander Ogando (Dominican Republic) | 20.10 | Q |
2 | Wayde van Niekerk (South Africa) | 20.19 | Q |
3 | Timothé Mumenthaler (Switzerland) | 20.39 | Q |
4 | Henrik Larsson (Sweden) | 20.40 | q, Personal Best |
5 | Robert Gregory (United States) | 20.43 | |
6 | Shōta Iizuka (Japan) | 20.64 | |
7 | Toby Harries (Great Britain & N.I.) | 20.76 | |
8 | Calab Law (Australia) | 20.91 |
Heat 2
Rank | Athlete (Nation) | Time | Notes |
1 | Tapiwanashe Makarawu (Zimbabwe) | 19.91 | Q |
2 | Courtney Lindsey (United States) | 19.95 | Q |
3 | Adrian Kerr (Jamaica) | 20.13 | Q |
4 | Ryan Zeze (France) | 20.23 | q, Season Best |
5 | Aaron Brown (Canada) | 20.33 | q |
6 | Aidan Murphy (Australia) | 20.54 | |
7 | Emmanuel Eseme (Cameroon) | 20.61 | |
8 | Gediminas Truskauskas (Lithuania) | 20.95 |
Heat 3
Rank | Athlete (Nation) | Time | Notes |
1 | Kenny Bednarek (United States) | 19.98 | Q |
2 | Udodi Onwuzurike (Nigeria) | 20.27 | Q |
3 | Sinesipho Dambile (South Africa) | 20.27 | Q |
4 | William Reais (Switzerland) | 20.38 | q, Season Best |
5 | Jerome Blake (Canada) | 20.43 | q |
6 | Ko Seung-hwan (South Korea) | 20.49 | |
7 | Soshi Mizukubo (Japan) | 20.51 | Season Best |
8 | Abdulaziz Abdui Atafi (Saudi Arabia) | 20.66 | |
9 | Animesh Kujur (India) | 20.77 |
Heat 4
Rank | Athlete (Nation) | Time | Notes |
1 | Noah Lyles (United States) | 19.99 | Q |
2 | Zharnel Hughes (Great Britain & N.I.) | 20.07 | Q |
3 | Christopher Taylor (Jamaica) | 20.26 | Q, Personal Best |
4 | Andre De Grasse (Canada) | 20.30 | q |
5 | Fausto Desalu (Italy) | 20.43 | |
6 | Joseph Fahnbulleh (Liberia) | 20.73 | |
7 | Ian Kerr (Bahamas) | 20.92 | |
8 | César Almirón (Paraguay) | 20.92 | |
Hachim Maaroufou (Comoros) | Did Not Start |
Heat 5
Rank | Athlete (Nation) | Time | Notes |
1 | Bryan Levell (Jamaica) | 19.84 | Q |
2 | Makanakaishe Charamba (Zimbabwe) | 20.06 | Q |
3 | Gout Gout (Australia) | 20.23 | Q |
4 | Blessing Afrifah (Israel) | 20.47 | |
5 | Naeem Jack (South Africa) | 20.65 | |
6 | Ibrahim Fuseini (Ghana) | 20.66 | |
7 | Tomáš Němejc (Czech Republic) | 20.83 | |
8 | Omar Simpson (U.S. Virgin Islands) | 21.58 | |
9 | Tovetuna Tuna (Papua New Guinea) | 21.59 |
Heat 6
Rank | Athlete (Nation) | Time | Notes |
1 | Letsile Tebogo (Botswana) | 20.18 | Q |
2 | Xavi Mo-Ajok (Netherlands) | 20.35 | Q |
3 | Towa Uzawa (Japan) | 20.39 | Q |
4 | Jaleel Croal (British Virgin Islands) | 20.46 | |
5 | Filippo Tortu (Italy) | 20.49 | |
6 | José Figueroa (Puerto Rico) | 20.62 | |
7 | Lidio Andrés Feliz (Dominican Republic) | 20.63 | |
8 | Alham Naghiyev (Azerbaijan) | 21.10 | |
9 | Darion Skerritt (Antigua and Barbuda) | 30.18 |
Semi-finals
The first two athletes in each heat (Q) and the next two fastest (q) qualified for the Final.
Heat 1
Rank | Athlete (Nation) | Time | Notes |
1 | Kenny Bednarek (United States) | 19.88 | Q |
2 | Alexander Ogando (Dominican Republic) | 19.98 | Q |
3 | Makanakaishe Charamba (Zimbabwe) | 20.03 | |
4 | Wayde van Niekerk (South Africa) | 20.12 | |
5 | Christopher Taylor (Jamaica) | 20.21 | Personal Best |
6 | Towa Uzawa (Japan) | 20.23 | |
7 | William Reais (Switzerland) | 20.59 | |
8 | Aaron Brown (Canada) | 20.59 |
Heat 2
Rank | Athlete (Nation) | Time | Notes |
1 | Bryan Levell (Jamaica) | 19.78 | Q |
2 | Letsile Tebogo (Botswana) | 19.95 | Q |
3 | Courtney Lindsey (United States) | 20.30 | |
4 | Gout Gout (Australia) | 20.36 | |
5 | Jerome Blake (Canada) | 20.41 | |
6 | Xavi Mo-Ajok (Netherlands) | 20.55 | |
7 | Timothé Mumenthaler (Switzerland) | 20.66 | |
8 | Ryan Zeze (France) | 20.73 |
Heat 3
Rank | Athlete (Nation) | Time | Notes |
1 | Noah Lyles (United States) | 19.51 | Q, World Leading |
2 | Zharnel Hughes (Great Britain & N.I.) | 19.95 | Q |
3 | Sinesipho Dambile (South Africa) | 19.97 | q, Personal Best |
4 | Tapiwanashe Makarawu (Zimbabwe) | 19.98 | q |
5 | Adrian Kerr (Jamaica) | 20.08 | Personal Best |
6 | Andre De Grasse (Canada) | 20.13 | Season Best |
7 | Udodi Onwuzurike (Nigeria) | 20.26 | |
8 | Henrik Larsson (Sweden) | 20.32 | Personal Best |
Final
United States star Noah Lyles equalled Jamaican legend Usain Bolt’s record of four consecutive gold medals in the World Athletics Championships’ men’s 200m event. It was Noah’s fourth straight Championship gold medal in this event, as he previously won in the 2019, 2022, and 2023 editions.
The United States also recorded a silver medal, as the 2022 silver medalist Kenny Bednarek produced his season-best performance to secure the silver medal.
Jamaica finally ended its Championship podium wait in the men’s 200m event, as the country previously achieved it with Usain Bolt’s last gold medal in the 2015 edition. Bryan Levell snatched the bronze medal in this edition with his personal best performance.
Rank | Athlete (Nation) | Time | Notes |
1 | Noah Lyles (United States) | 19.52 | |
2 | Kenny Bednarek (United States) | 19.58 | Season Best |
3 | Bryan Levell (Jamaica) | 19.64 | Personal Best |
4 | Letsile Tebogo (Botswana) | 19.65 | Season Best |
5 | Zharnel Hughes (Great Britain & N.I.) | 19.78 | Season Best |
6 | Alexander Ogando (Dominican Republic) | 20.01 | |
7 | Tapiwanashe Makarawu (Zimbabwe) | 20.12 | |
8 | Sinesipho Dambile (South Africa) | 20.23 |
