World Track and Field Championships 2022: How to watch Noah Lyles and Erriyon Knighton in the men's 200m heats
Lyles is looking to win his second straight title in the 200m at the World Championships while teenager Knighton seeks his first career global medal.
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Can the U.S. produce a sweep of the men’s 200m at the 2022 World Athletics Championships?
That’s a possibility after Fred Kerley led an American 1-2-3 in the men’s 100m.
The all-round sprinter will be back for the 200m, where Noah Lyles is looking forward to bagging his second straight world title after Doha 2019.
They’ll face off with teenage phenom Erriyon Knighton, the second fastest man in American history, and Tokyo 2020 Olympic silver medallist Kenny Bednarek, while Canada's reigning Olympic champion Andre De Grasse has withdrawn from the event.
Here are the key things you need to know ahead of the race, including stars involved, the schedule, and how to watch.
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Stars to watch in the men's 200m at 2022 Track and Field Worlds
What can we expect for the men’s 200m?
A close contest for the medals with the deep field that includes seven men who have run under 20 seconds for this season.
The reigning 200m world champion Lyles is thrilled to be running on home soil, cheered on by his family as he begins his chase for his third world gold. He starts competition at the Hayward field in the men’s 200m heats on Tuesday 18 July - his 25th birthday.
After his senior debut at the Tokyo 2020 Games in 2021, where he just missed the podium in fourth, 18-year-old sprinter Knighton is ready to establish his name amongst the new breed of sprinters. He finished just .02 seconds behind Lyles at he USATF Championships and is still riding high on his world-leading 19.49 seconds from April, that put him on the all-time list behind Usain Bolt.
There is also the 2021 Diamond League winner Bednarek who has maintained his Olympic year shape when he dashed to 13 sub-20 times.
Kerley rounds up the American quartet in the 200m. The newly crowned 100m champion seeks to become the fourth American man after Maurice Greene (Seville 1999), Justin Gatlin (Helsinki 2005), and Tyson Gay (Osaka 2007) to win both sprint medals at the same World Championships.
Besides the Americans, other top contenders include NCAA champion Joseph Fahnbulleh of Liberia known for his fast finish, Trinidad and Tobago’s Jereem Richards - the bronze medallist from London 2017, double world and Olympic champion Yohan Blake of Jamaica, and Luxolo Adams of South Africa who has a season best of 19.82. Canada’s Andre De Grasse made a late decision to skip the 200m.
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Schedule: Men’s 200m at the 2022 Track and Field Worlds
Below is the schedule for the men’s 200m races at the 2022 World Track and Field Championships. All times local to the event (GMT -8).
Monday, 18 July
5.05 pm – Heats
Tuesday, 19 July
6:50 pm – Semi-finals
Thursday, 21 July
7:50 pm - Final
How to watch men’s 200m and all the action at the 2022 Track and Field Worlds
In the United States, NBC holds the broadcast rights to the World Championships. Coverage will be on USA Network, NBC, and CNBC, and streamed on Peacock and the NBC Sports website – check listings for further details.
A full list of broadcasters around the world can be found here.
You can also stay tuned to Olympics.com as we will bring you live blog updates from every session of the World Athletics Championships Oregon22, as well as features and previews from all the key events.
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