Lyles bests De Grasse for 200m gold in Doha
American Noah Lyles met his lofty expectations, capturing gold in the men's 200m final to round out Day 5 at the 2019 IAAF World Championships in Doha, Qatar.
The 22-year-old's time of 19.83 seconds edged out Canada's Andre De Grasse, who finished in 19.95 for silver. De Grasse earned his second medal at the 2019 worlds following a bronze in the 100m event.
Ecuador's Alex Quinonez won bronze with a time of 19.98, finishing five-hundredths of a second ahead of the 20.03 season-best performance by Great Britain's Adam Gemili. Quinonez became the first South American to reach the 200m podium since Brazil's Claudinei da Silva in 1999.
| Pos. | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Noah Lyles | USA | 19.83 |
| 2 | Andre De Grasse | CAN | 19.95 |
| 3 | Alex Quinonez | ECU | 19.98 |
| 4 | Adam Gemili | GBR | 20.03 SB |
| 5 | Ramil Guliyev | TUR | 20.07 |
| 6 | Aaron Brown | CAN | 20.10 |
| 7 | Zhenya Xie | CHN | 20.14 |
| 8 | Kyle Greaux | TTO | 20.39 |
After winning the men's 100m final on Saturday, possible podium finisher Christian Coleman withdrew from the 200m event, citing soreness. The American will instead turn his attention to the 4x100 relays.