America won the entire medal for 200m male
Noah Lyles successfully defended the world championship when returning first with a record of 19.31 seconds. This achievement is 18.83 seconds higher than when he won in Qatar in 2019.
Two other American athletes, Kenneth Bednarek and Erriyon Knighton in the second - third, with a record of 19.77 and 19.80 seconds. Bednarek won the Tokyo Olympic Games last year, one step more than Lyles, but this time gave in. Bednarek's achievement is also lower than 19.68 seconds at the Olympic Games.
The reigning Olympic champion, Andre De Grasse decided to withdraw from the 200m world championship this year due to not recovering. More than three weeks ago, Canadian athletes were infected with Covid-19 and could not run as before.
At the 2021 Olympic Games, De Grasse is first with a record of 19.62 seconds. The world record in this content is still 19.19 seconds created by Usain Bolt in 2009.
The achievement of 19.31 seconds of Lyles is the US national record and is the third good achievement in content history. The second rank was 19.26 seconds of Yohan Blake in 2011.