The men's 200 metres at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics program was held at the Athens Olympic Stadium from August 24 to 26. There were 54 competitors from 41 nations. The event was won by 0.22 seconds by Shawn Crawford of the United States, the nation's 17th victory in the men's 200 metres after missing the podium entirely four years prior. His teammates Bernard Williams (silver) and Justin Gatlin (bronze) completed the sixth American sweep in the event and first since 1984.
The women's 200 metres at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics program were held at the Athens Olympic Stadium from August 24 to 26. The winning margin was 0.13 seconds. The winner had the second slowest reaction time in the final.
The women's 200 metres at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 19–21 August (final) at the Beijing National Stadium. The winning margin was 0.19 seconds. The winner had the second fastest reaction time in the final.
The women's 200 metres at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on 19, 20 and 21 August.
The Women's 200 metres at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Daegu Stadium on September 1 and 2.
The women's 200 metres competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The event was held at the Olympic Stadium between 15–17 August. The winning margin was 0.10 seconds. The winner, Elaine Thompson from Jamaica, had the fifth fastest reaction time in the final.
The men's 200 metres at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, as part of the athletics programme, took place in the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham on 4-6 August 2022.
The women's 200 metres at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, as part of the athletics programme, took place in the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham on 4-6 August 2022.
The women's 200 metres at the 2022 European Athletics Championships took place at the Olympiastadion on 18 and 19 August.
The women's 4 × 400 metres relay event at the 2021 Summer World University Games was held on 5 and 6 August 2023 at the Shuangliu Sports Centre Stadium in Chengdu, China.
The women's 4 × 100 metres relay event at the 2021 Summer World University Games was held on 5 and 6 August 2023 at the Shuangliu Sports Centre Stadium in Chengdu, China.
The men's 4 × 400 metres relay event at the 2021 Summer World University Games was held on 5 and 6 August 2023 at the Shuangliu Sports Centre Stadium in Chengdu, China.
The women's 400 metres event at the 2021 Summer World University Games was held on 1, 2 and 3 August 2023 at the Shuangliu Sports Centre Stadium in Chengdu, China.
The women's 100 metres event at the 2021 Summer World University Games was held on 1 and 2 August 2023 at the Shuangliu Sports Centre Stadium in Chengdu, China.
The women's 400 metres hurdles event at the 2021 Summer World University Games was held on 1, 2 and 3 August 2023 at the Shuangliu Sports Centre Stadium in Chengdu, China.
The men's 200 metres event at the 2021 Summer World University Games was held on 3 and 4 August 2023 at the Shuangliu Sports Centre Stadium in Chengdu, China.
The women's 800 metres event at the 2021 Summer World University Games was held on 2 and 3 August 2023 at the Shuangliu Sports Centre Stadium in Chengdu, China.
The women's 100 metres hurdles event at the 2021 Summer World University Games was held on 3 and 4 August 2023 at the Shuangliu Sports Centre Stadium in Chengdu, China.
The men's 200 metres competition at the 2022 Asian Games took place on 1 and 2 October 2023 at the HOC Stadium, Hangzhou.
