By: Denise N. Fyffe
Usain Bolt was easy in the 200m semi finals, doing just enough to qualify for the finals. He and Nickel Ashmeade will represent Jamaica in the finals at the IAAF World Championships Beijing 2015.
Usain Bolt 1st in the 200m semifinals at the IAAF World Championships Beijing 2015
Nickel Ashmeade 2nd and Warren Weir 7th in 200m semifinals at the IAAF World Championships Beijing 2015
Julian Forte 8th in 200m heats at the IAAF World Championships Beijing 2015
| POS | RANK | HEAT | BIB | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | RESULTS | WIND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 2 | 1017 | Justin GATLIN |  USA |
19.87 Q | -0.2 |
| 2 | 1 | 3 | 620 | Usain BOLT |  JAM |
19.95 Q SB | +0.8 |
| 3 | 2 | 3 | 846 | Anaso JOBODWANA |  RSA |
20.01 Q PB | +0.8 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 786 | Alonso EDWARD |  PAN |
20.02 Q | -0.2 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | 831 | Femi OGUNODE |  QAT |
20.05 q NR | -0.2 |
| 6 | 3 | 3 | 957 | Ramil GULIYEV |  TUR |
20.10 q | +0.8 |
| 7 | 4 | 3 | 167 | Miguel FRANCIS |  ANT |
20.14 | +0.8 |
| 7 | 1 | 1 | 532 | Zharnel HUGHES |  GBR |
20.14 Q | +0.4 |
| 9 | 2 | 1 | 618 | Nickel ASHMEADE | JAM |
20.19 Q | +0.4 |
| 10 | 3 | 1 | 764 | Churandy MARTINA |  NED |
20.20 SB | +0.4 |
| 11 | 4 | 1 | 578 | Likoúrgos-Stéfanos TSÁKONAS |  GRE |
20.22 | +0.4 |
| 12 | 5 | 3 | 371 | Roberto SKYERS |  CUB |
20.23 | +0.8 |
| 13 | 6 | 3 | 539 | Daniel TALBOT | GBR |
20.27 PB | +0.8 |
| 14 | 4 | 2 | 413 | Yancarlos MARTÍNEZ |  DOM |
20.31 | -0.2 |
| 15 | 5 | 1 | 499 | Christophe LEMAITRE |  FRA |
20.34 | +0.4 |
| 15 | 7 | 3 | 648 | Kenji FUJIMITSU |  JPN |
20.34 | +0.8 |
| 17 | 6 | 1 | 856 | Akani SIMBINE | RSA |
20.37 | +0.4 |
| 18 | 7 | 1 | 642 | Warren WEIR | JAM |
20.43 | +0.4 |
| 19 | 8 | 1 | 308 | Brendon RODNEY |  CAN |
20.46 | +0.4 |
| 20 | 5 | 2 | 659 | Abdul Hakim SANI BROWN | JPN |
20.47 | -0.2 |
| 21 | 6 | 2 | 891 | Jeremy DODSON |  SAM |
20.53 | -0.2 |
| 22 | 7 | 2 | 374 | Reynier MENA | CUB |
20.56 | -0.2 |
| 23 | 8 | 2 | 626 | Julian FORTE | JAM |
20.57 | -0.2 |
| 24 | 8 | 3 | 656 | Kei TAKASE | JPN |
20.64 | +0.8 |
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Usain Bolt was easy in the 200m semi finals, doing just enough to qualify for the finals. He and Nickel Ashmeade will represent Jamaica in the finals at the IAAF World Championships Beijing 2015.
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