¶2017 WC m200: Ramil Guliyev (Turkey) 20.09

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T&FN formchart and PRs

1. Wayde van Niekerk (South Africa) 19.84 (’17)
2. Yohan Blake (Jamaica) 19.26 (’11)
3. Isaac Makwala (Botswana) 19.77 (’17)
4. Ramil Guliyev (Turkey) 19.88 (’15)
5. Ameer Webb (USA) 19.85 (’16)
6. Rasheed Dwyer (Jamaica) 19.80 (’15)
7. Jereem Richards (Trinidad) 19.97 (’17)
8. Isiah Young (USA) 19.86 (’13)
9. Nethan Mitchell-Blake (Great Britain) 19.95 (’16)
10. Kyree King (USA) 20.27 (’17)

[Atticus]

1. Wayde van Niekerk (South Africa) 19.84 (’17)
2. Yohan Blake (Jamaica) 19.26 (’11)
3. Isaac Makwala (Botswana) 19.77 (’17)
5. Ameer Webb (USA) 19.85 (’16)

VNK can PR.
Blake can't come within .6 of his.
Makwala and Webb can break 20, but not their PRs.

[LopenUupunut]

Zharnel Hughes (5th in 2015) looked pretty good in his last race; 20.22 from lane 1 on a not very fast track, 0.04 behind Webb. He was only fourth at the British NCs, but seems to be peaking at the right time and is competing at home.

I wouldn't count the other South Africans completely out, either. We haven't seen much of Simbine in the 200, but he peaked well last year; and while Munyai's best times have come at altitude, that 31.61 in Ostrava (only 0.17 behind Makwala) was really good for someone who's been more a 100/200 runner than a 200/400 one.

[user4]

T&FN formchart and PRs

1. Wayde van Niekerk (South Africa) 19.84 (’17)
2. Yohan Blake (Jamaica) 19.26 (’11)
3. Isaac Makwala (Botswana) 19.77 (’17)

There is no way Blake is going to medal. Id love to see Makwala pick up the silver.

[einnod23]

Bolt not running this should be considered a crime, but since it's so, Van Diddy doubles.....!

[26mi235]

Bolt not running this should be considered a crime, but since it's so, Van Diddy doubles.....!

I do not think that Bolt has worked on speed stamina and he might well look pretty weak here. I do not think that he wanted to work that hard and I suspect that the curve might have exacerbated his back issues. Be happy with what you have as he has survived the season without too many back problems.

And, it helps pave the way for track with the emergence of another superstar.

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heats start lists

FIRST 3 IN EACH HEAT (Q) AND THE NEXT 3 FASTEST (Q)

HEAT 1 07 AUG 2017 18:30
ORDER / LANE BIB ATHLETE COUNTRY SB 2017 PB
2 673 Teray SMITH BAH BAH 20.25 20.25
3 1370 Serhiy SMELYK UKR UKR 20.42 20.30
4 1225 Mohamed ALSADI OMA OMA 21.12 21.02
5 793 Bernardo BALOYES COL COL 20.11 20.11
6 1074 Yohan BLAKE JAM JAM 19.97 19.26
7 1299 Alex WILSON SUI SUI 20.37 20.37
8 1118 Abdul Hakim SANI BROWN JPN JPN 20.32 20.32

HEAT 2 07 AUG 2017 18:38
ORDER / LANE BIB ATHLETE COUNTRY SB 2017 PB
2 1329 Jereem RICHARDS TTO TTO 19.97 19.97
3 1319 Ifeanyi OTUONYE TKS TKS 21.66 21.39
4 930 Jeffrey JOHN FRA FRA 20.31 20.31
5 1144 Mark Otieno ODHIAMBO KEN KEN 20.41 20.41
6 1213 Jonathan QUARCOO NOR NOR 20.39 20.39
7 1414 Kyree KING USA USA 20.27 20.27
8 1081 Rasheed DWYER JAM JAM 20.11 19.80

HEAT 3 07 AUG 2017 18:46
ORDER / LANE BIB ATHLETE COUNTRY SB 2017 PB
2 717 Aldemir DA SILVA JUNIOR BRA BRA 20.15 20.15
3 1227 Alonso EDWARD PAN PAN 20.74 19.81
4 1313 Sibusiso MATSENJWA SWZ SWZ 20.58 20.58
5 1302 Ján VOLKO SVK SVK 20.33 20.33
6 681 Burkheart ELLIS JR BAR BAR 20.37 20.36
7 1282 Wayde VAN NIEKERK RSA RSA 19.84 19.84
8 980 Daniel TALBOT GBR GBR 20.20 20.20

HEAT 4 07 AUG 2017 18:54
ORDER / LANE BIB ATHLETE COUNTRY SB 2017 PB
2 1443 Ameer WEBB USA USA 20.09 19.85
3 1260 David LIMA POR POR 20.30 20.30
4 935 Christophe LEMAITRE FRA FRA 20.29 19.80
5 1346 Ramil GULIYEV TUR TUR 20.08 19.88
6 792 Kabongo MULUMBA COD COD 23.22
7 789 Wilfried KOFFI HUA CIV CIV 20.41 20.25
8 740 Salem Eid YAQOOB BRN BRN 20.40 20.19
9 1452 Paul NALAU VAN VAN

HEAT 5 07 AUG 2017 19:02
ORDER / LANE BIB ATHLETE COUNTRY SB 2017 PB
2 946 Adama JAMMEH GAM GAM 20.61 20.45
3 1457 Sydney SIAME ZAM ZAM 20.36 20.36
4 1067 Filippo TORTU ITA ITA 20.34 20.34
5 1285 Jeremy DODSON SAM SAM 20.61 20.27
6 1326 Kyle GREAUX TTO TTO 20.19 20.19
7 708 Isaac MAKWALA BOT BOT 19.77 19.77
8 1100 Warren WEIR JAM JAM 20.18 19.79

HEAT 6 07 AUG 2017 19:10 ORDER / LANE BIB ATHLETE COUNTRY SB 2017 PB
2 1221 Joseph MILLAR NZL NZL 20.37 20.37
3 1297 Ahmed ALI SUD SUD 20.49 20.16
4 1024 Likoúrgos-Stéfanos TSÁKONAS GRE GRE 20.33 20.09
5 1320 Fabrice DABLA TOG TOG 20.98 20.98
6 962 Zharnel HUGHES GBR GBR 20.22 20.02
7 1281 Akani SIMBINE RSA RSA 19.95 19.95
8 1449 Isiah YOUNG USA USA 20.14 19.86

HEAT 7 07 AUG 2017 19:18
ORDER / LANE BIB ATHLETE COUNTRY SB 2017 PB
2 741 Muhd Noor Firdaus AR-RASYID BRU BRU 21.66 21.64
3 1107 Shota IIZUKA JPN JPN 20.40 20.11
4 969 Nethaneel MITCHELL-BLAKE GBR GBR 20.04 19.95
5 752 Aaron BROWN CAN CAN 20.31 20.00
6 1278 Clarence MUNYAI RSA RSA 20.10 20.10
7 1032 Winston GEORGE GUY GUY 20.41 20.41
8 1190 Julius MORRIS MNT MNT 20.28 20.28

[LopenUupunut]

Heats 4 and 6 look pretty tough.

[etuoyo]

Anyone fear Makwala might give this a pass to maximise his chances in the 400m? I hope not because he has a real chance here.

What are the odds of 1st and 2nd being the same in 200m and 400m? That would be quite a unique double.

[ATK]

I'm still skeptical of Makwala's chances in the 400m on Tuesday let alone here.

[damiansport2]

Why Coleman is not doing this? he was 2nd at trials

[AFelixFan]

Why Coleman is not doing this? he was 2nd at trials

He opted to focus solely on the 100. Don't know why, as this comes afterwards and would have just been icing on the cake. I guess after a long season, he didn't want to chance injury.

[Vault-emort]

Nicely done WvN

[AFelixFan]

Blake looked decent, Richards ran really fast, and van Niekerk may have been pushed to run faster than he would have liked. Still, he's handled his 400 rounds so well, I still favour him for gold tomorrow in the 400.

[Weights&Shoes]

Good run and a new PB for Talbot. Good run for Volko too who made the next round. WVN looked good, hope running that time doesn't affect him that much tomorrow.