Dina Asher-Smith finishes third in 200m at Diamond League opener in Doha
World 200 metres champion Dina Asher-Smith had to settle for third place in her Diamond League opener in Doha.
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Noah Lyles opens Diamond League with 200m win over Olympic medalists
Noah Lyles edged Fred Kerley in a 200m battle between U.S. Olympic sprint medalists at the Diamond League season opener in Doha on Friday.
Reigning Olympic champion De Grasse opens season with 4th-place finish in 200m
Canada's Andre De Grasse found himself a step behind in his season-opening race on Friday.
Boxer's daughter loses shoe at starting blocks, goes back to put it on, somehow still wins 200m race
The daughter of professional boxer Terence Crawford has gone viral on social media after winning an extraordinary 200m race – despite losing her shoe at the starting block.
Canada's Brown races to 200M victory at Kip Keino Classic in Kenya
NAIROBI, Kenya — Canada's Aaron Brown pulled away down the stretch to win the 200 metres at the Kip Keino Classic on Saturday.
Katie Ledecky drops 200m freestyle from swimming worlds slate
Katie Ledecky dropped the 200m freestyle from her world swimming championships schedule, according to an updated USA Swimming event-by-event roster.
American Teenager Erriyon Knighton Becomes Fourth Fastest Man Over 200m
American teenage sprint sensation Erriyon Knighton became the fourth-fastest man over 200 metres on Saturday when he timed 19.49 seconds at the Baton Rouge meet destroying his own Under-20 world record of 19.84sec in the process. The 18-year-old's time blitzed those of sprint legends Carl Lewis and Tommy Smith and places him behind only Jamaica's world record holder Usain Bolt (19.19sec), another Jamaican Yohan Blake (19.26) and American Michael Johnson (19.32). Knighton burst onto the scene last year when aged just 17 he qualified for the Tokyo Olympics and finished fourth in the 200m final behind Canada's Andre de Grasse.
KIUG: Priya Mohan beats Dutee Chand to win 200m gold, Jain University still on top of table
Priya Mohan outpaced the experienced Dutee Chand to win the 200m gold, a day after securing the 400m title at the Khelo India University Games at the Kanteerava Stadium on Monday. While the 2018 Asian Games silver medallist Chand raced out of the blocks to take the lead into the first 100m, the 19-year-old Mohan ran a brilliant bend to overtake and cement her stature in the event.