All athletes who qualified for the Paris Olympics men's 200m semifinals ft. Noah Lyles and Kenny Bednarek

By Riddhi Acharya

Modified Aug 05, 2024 19:16 GMT

The first round of the men's 200m run at the Paris Olympics is over, with the races yielding some extraordinary action. 48 sprinters lined up on the tracks of Stade De France; 18 were made it to the semis.

The action started on Monday, August 5, with Liberia’s Joseph Fahnbulleh finishing in just 20.20 seconds to top Heat 1. This remained the fastest time of the day until Heat 3, when Letsile Tebogo ran a 20.10s almost effortlessly.

Kenny Bednarek soon outdid Tebogo's 20.10s, clocking 19.96s in Heat 4. This made the American the fastest man of the 200m heats at the Paris Olympics. Joining Bednarek as the only other sprinter under the 20 second mark was his compatriot Erriyon Knighton, who ran a 19.99 in Heat 5.

Last but not least, Noah Lyles graced the tracks of Stade De France in Head 6, beginning his speciality event campaign. Lyles, the freshly crowned 100m Olympic champion, had a slow start and eased up well before the finish line. He still won his heat with a comfortable 20.19s.

Paris Olympics 2024: Full list of athletes who qualified for the 200m semifinals from round one

Heat 1

Joseph Fahnbullah, Liberia - 20.20s

Eseosa Fostine Desalu, Italy - 20.26s

Wayde Van Niekerk, South Africa - 20.42s

Heat 2

Tarsis Gracious Orogot, Uganda - 20.32s

Wanya McCoy, Bahamas - 20.35s

Renan Correa, Brazil - 20.41s

Heat 3

Letsile Tebogo, Botswana - 20.10s

Makanakaishe Charamba, Zimbabwe - 20.27s

Filippo Tortu, Italy - 20.29s

Heat 4

Kenny Bednarek, America - 19.96s

Alexander Ogando, Dominican Republic - 20.04s

Joshua Hartmann, Germany -20.30s

Heat 5

Erriyon Knighton, America - 19.99s

Tapiwanashe Makarawu, Zimbabwe - 20.07s

Shaun Maswanganyi, South Africa - 20.20s

Heat 6

Noah Lyles, America - 20.19s

Andre De Grasse, Canada - 20.30s

Towa Uzawa, Japan - 20.33s

Noah Lyles will aim to claim his second gold at Paris in the 200m run (IMAGE: GETTY)

Paris Olympics 2024: 200m full schedule

The athletes who failed to make it to the semifinals of the Paris Olympics from the first round will get another chance to keep their Olympic dreams alive. The repechage rounds will take place on August 6 at 12:30 PM local time, i.e 6:30 AM ET.

A day later, sprinters will be on track for the semifinals, scheduled for 20:02 PM local time (14:02 PM ET). The 200m Olympic champion will be crowned on August 8, with the finals taking place at 20:30 PM local time (14:30 PM ET).

Audiences in America can tune into the action on NBC, NBC's Peacock, or the USA Network.