2015 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Boys' 200 metres explained

Event:	Boys' 200 metres
Competition:	2015 World Youth Championships in Athletics
Venue:	Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero
Dates:	17–19 July
Competitors:	61
Nations:	45
Win Value:	20.34
Gold:	Abdul Hakim Sani Brown
Goldnoc:	JPN
Silver:	Kyle Appel
Silvernoc:	RSA
Bronze:	Josephus Lyles
Bronzenoc:	USA
Prev:	2013
Next:	2017

The boys' 200 metres at the 2015 World Youth Championships in Athletics was held at the Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero in Cali, Colombia from 17 to 19 July 2015.^[1]

Records

Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows.

World Youth Best		20.13	Bridgetown, Barbados	20 July 2003
Championship Record		20.40	Sherbrooke, Canada	13 July 2003
World Youth Leading		20.56	Niigata, Japan	26 June 2015

Results

Round 1

First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 8 fastest (q) advance to the semifinals.^[2]

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Note
1	8			20.82	Q
2	8			20.99	Q,
3	7			21.07	Q
4	4			21.07	Q
5	2			21.12	Q
6	5			21.19	Q
6	3			21.19	Q
8	3			21.22	Q
9	2			21.26	Q
10	6			21.31	Q
11	7			21.41	Q
11	2			21.41	q,
13	3			21.45	q,
14	5			21.46	Q
14	2			21.46	q,
16	1			21.52	Q
17	2			21.54	q,
18	6			21.60	Q
19	4			21.62	Q
20	8			21.69	q
20	7			21.69	q,
20	8			21.69	q,
23	7			21.73	q,
24	6			21.75
25	7			21.76
26	1			21.82	Q
26	6			21.82
28	4			21.91
28	3			21.91
30	2			21.93
31	8			21.96
32	5			22.02
32	5			22.02
34	4			22.03
35	2			22.05
36	8			22.06
37	3			22.08
37	6			22.08
39	3			22.11
40	5			22.13
41	8			22.23
42	4			22.28
43	3			22.31
44	7			22.40
45	1			22.43
46	6			22.53
47	4			22.54
48	1			22.57
49	2			22.65
50	1			22.75
51	1			34.84
	5
	1
	5
	7
	4
	5
	6
	4
	3
	7

Semifinal

First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the final.^[3]

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Note
1	1			20.62	Q
2	3			20.79	Q
3	3			20.92	Q,
4	2			20.93	Q,
5	3			20.93	q
6	1			21.07	Q,
7	2			21.10	Q
8	1			21.13	q
9	2			21.29
10	3			21.35
11	1			21.37
12	2			21.51
13	2			21.58
14	1			21.64
15	3			21.67
16	3			21.69
17	1			21.78
17	2			21.78
19	1			21.95
19	2			21.95
21	3			22.02
	1
	3
	2

Final

^[4]

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Note
			20.34
			20.57
			20.74
4			20.85
5			20.86
6			20.92
7			21.04
8			21.13

Notes and References

1. Web site: Timetable . World Athletics.
2. Web site: 200 Metres Boys - Round 1 . . 17 July 2015.
3. Web site: 200 Metres Boys - Semi-Final . . 18 July 2015.
4. Web site: 200 Metres Boys - Final . . 19 July 2015.