Men's 200 metres at the 2025 World Athletics Championships | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | ||||||||||
| ||||||||||
Events at the 2025 World Championships | ||
---|---|---|
![]() | ||
Track events | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
800 m | men | women |
1500 m | men | women |
5000 m | men | women |
10,000 m | men | women |
100 m hurdles | women | |
110 m hurdles | men | |
400 m hurdles | men | women |
3000 m steeplechase | men | women |
4 × 100 m relay | men | women |
4 × 400 m relay | men | women |
mixed | ||
Road events | ||
Marathon | men | women |
20 km walk | men | women |
35 km walk | men | women |
Field events | ||
High jump | men | women |
Pole vault | men | women |
Long jump | men | women |
Triple jump | men | women |
Shot put | men | women |
Discus throw | men | women |
Hammer throw | men | women |
Javelin throw | men | women |
Combined events | ||
Heptathlon | women | |
Decathlon | men | |
World Team event | ||
World Team | ||
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]
The defending champion is Noah Lyles, same as he was last time and the time before that. He already has his three peat. He has never lost a 200 race in the World Championships. Usain Bolt won four in a row. With a bye, Lyles has run fewer races this season. Still he comes in as the world leader. And no Olympic gold medals. Letsile Tebogo won in 2024, Andre De Grasse before that. Kenny Bednarek has 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 19.95. The semi finals were all in the high 19s until the final semi where Lyles blasted a 19.51. Sure Lyles has run faster four times, but only 5 other humans have ever gone that fast and Tebobo is the only one here in uniform. The semis saw the elimination of several famous names including DeGrasse, 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, put a little more gap on Bednarek. Tebogo closed down as well but couldn't quite catch Levell. [3]
Before the competition records were as follows: [4]
Record | Athlete & Nat. | Perf. | Location | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
World record | ![]() | 19.19 | Berlin, Germany | 20 August 2009 |
Championship record | ||||
World Leading | ![]() | 19.63 | Eugene, United States | 3 August 2025 |
African Record | ![]() | 19.46 | Paris, France | 8 August 2024 |
Asian Record | ![]() | 19.88 | London, United Kingdom | 21 July 2019 |
European Record | ![]() | 19.72 | Mexico City, Mexico | 12 September 1979 |
North, Central American and Caribbean record | ![]() | 19.19 | Berlin, Germany | 20 August 2009 |
Oceanian record | ![]() | 20.02 | Ostrava, Czech Republic | 24 June 2025 |
South American Record | ![]() | 19.81 | Berlin, Germany | 20 August 2009 |
The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 20.16. [5]
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 |
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.
Place | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 4 | Alexander Ogando | ![]() | 20.10 | Q |
2 | 3 | Wayde van Niekerk | ![]() | 20.19 | Q |
3 | 9 | Timothé Mumenthaler | ![]() | 20.39 | Q |
4 | 8 | Henrik Larsson | ![]() | 20.40 | q, PB |
5 | 5 | Robert Gregory | ![]() | 20.43 | |
6 | 6 | Shōta Iizuka | ![]() | 20.64 | |
7 | 7 | Toby Harries | ![]() | 20.76 | |
8 | 2 | Calab Law | ![]() | 20.91 | |
[6] | Wind: (−0.2 m/s) |
Place | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 6 | Tapiwanashe Makarawu | ![]() | 19.91 | Q |
2 | 9 | Courtney Lindsey | ![]() | 19.95 | Q |
3 | 7 | Adrian Kerr | ![]() | 20.13 | Q |
4 | 5 | Ryan Zeze | ![]() | 20.23 | q, SB |
5 | 3 | Aaron Brown | ![]() | 20.33 | q |
6 | 8 | Aidan Murphy | ![]() | 20.54 | |
7 | 4 | Emmanuel Eseme | ![]() | 20.61 | |
8 | 2 | Gediminas Truskauskas | ![]() | 20.95 | |
[6] | Wind: (−0.5 m/s) |
Place | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 3 | Kenny Bednarek | ![]() | 19.98 | Q |
2 | 2 | Udodi Onwuzurike | ![]() | 20.27 | Q |
3 | 7 | Sinesipho Dambile | ![]() | 20.27 | Q |
4 | 6 | William Reais | ![]() | 20.38 | q, SB |
5 | 4 | Jerome Blake | ![]() | 20.43 | q |
6 | 8 | Ko Seung-hwan | ![]() | 20.49 | |
7 | 9 | Soshi Mizukubo | ![]() | 20.51 | SB |
8 | 1 | Abdulaziz Abdui Atafi | ![]() | 20.66 | |
9 | 5 | Animesh Kujur | ![]() | 20.77 | |
[6] | Wind: (−0.3 m/s) |
Place | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 5 | Noah Lyles | ![]() | 19.99 | Q |
2 | 7 | Zharnel Hughes | ![]() | 20.07 | Q |
3 | 3 | Christopher Taylor | ![]() | 20.26 | Q, PB |
4 | 4 | Andre De Grasse | ![]() | 20.30 | q |
5 | 6 | Fausto Desalu | ![]() | 20.43 | |
6 | 8 | Joseph Fahnbulleh | ![]() | 20.73 | |
7 | 2 | Ian Kerr | ![]() | 20.92 | |
8 | 1 | César Almirón | ![]() | 20.92 | |
9 | Hachim Maaroufou | ![]() | DNS | ||
[6] | Wind: (+0.1 m/s) |
Place | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 7 | Bryan Levell | ![]() | 19.84 | Q |
2 | 5 | Makanakaishe Charamba | ![]() | 20.06 | Q |
3 | 8 | Gout Gout | ![]() | 20.23 | Q |
4 | 6 | Blessing Afrifah | ![]() | 20.47 | |
5 | 9 | Naeem Jack | ![]() | 20.65 | |
6 | 4 | Ibrahim Fuseini | ![]() | 20.66 | |
7 | 2 | Tomáš Němejc | ![]() | 20.83 | |
8 | 1 | Omar Simpson | ![]() | 21.58 | |
9 | 3 | Tovetuna Tuna | ![]() | 21.59 | |
[6] | Wind: (−0.1 m/s) |
Place | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 9 | Letsile Tebogo | ![]() | 20.18 | Q |
2 | 8 | Xavi Mo-Ajok | ![]() | 20.35 | Q |
3 | 3 | Towa Uzawa | ![]() | 20.39 | Q |
4 | 7 | Jaleel Croal | ![]() | 20.46 | |
5 | 4 | Filippo Tortu | ![]() | 20.49 | |
6 | 2 | José Figueroa | ![]() | 20.62 | |
7 | 5 | Lidio Andrés Feliz | ![]() | 20.63 | |
8 | 6 | Alham Naghiyev | ![]() | 21.10 | |
9 | 1 | Darion Skerritt | ![]() | 30.18 | |
[6] | Wind: (±0.0 m/s) |
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.
Place | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 7 | Kenny Bednarek | ![]() | 19.88 | Q |
2 | 8 | Alexander Ogando | ![]() | 19.98 | Q |
3 | 6 | Makanakaishe Charamba | ![]() | 20.03 | |
4 | 4 | Wayde van Niekerk | ![]() | 20.12 | |
5 | 9 | Christopher Taylor | ![]() | 20.21 | PB |
6 | 5 | Towa Uzawa | ![]() | 20.23 | |
7 | 2 | William Reais | ![]() | 20.59 | |
8 | 3 | Aaron Brown | ![]() | 20.59 | |
[7] | Wind: (−0.1 m/s) |
Place | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 8 | Bryan Levell | ![]() | 19.78 | Q |
2 | 6 | Letsile Tebogo | ![]() | 19.95 | Q |
3 | 7 | Courtney Lindsey | ![]() | 20.30 | |
4 | 4 | Gout Gout | ![]() | 20.36 | |
5 | 2 | Jerome Blake | ![]() | 20.41 | |
6 | 5 | Xavi Mo-Ajok | ![]() | 20.55 | |
7 | 9 | Timothé Mumenthaler | ![]() | 20.66 | |
8 | 3 | Ryan Zeze | ![]() | 20.73 | |
[7] | Wind: (±0.0 m/s) |
Place | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 6 | Noah Lyles | ![]() | 19.51 | Q, WL |
2 | 7 | Zharnel Hughes | ![]() | 19.95 | Q |
3 | 9 | Sinesipho Dambile | ![]() | 19.97 | q, PB |
4 | 8 | Tapiwanashe Makarawu | ![]() | 19.98 | q |
5 | 4 | Adrian Kerr | ![]() | 20.08 | PB |
6 | 3 | Andre De Grasse | ![]() | 20.13 | SB |
7 | 5 | Udodi Onwuzurike | ![]() | 20.26 | |
8 | 2 | Henrik Larsson | ![]() | 20.32 | PB |
[7] | Wind: (+1.0 m/s) |
The final took place on 19 September.
Place | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | 6 | Noah Lyles | ![]() | 19.52 | |
![]() | 8 | Kenny Bednarek | ![]() | 19.58 | SB |
![]() | 7 | Bryan Levell | ![]() | 19.64 | PB |
4 | 5 | Letsile Tebogo | ![]() | 19.65 | SB |
5 | 9 | Zharnel Hughes | ![]() | 19.78 | SB |
6 | 4 | Alexander Ogando | ![]() | 20.01 | |
7 | 3 | Tapiwanashe Makarawu | ![]() | 20.12 | |
8 | 2 | Sinesipho Dambile | ![]() | 20.23 | |
[8] | Wind: (±0.0 m/s) |