The 200m semi finals served up a huge surprise in the final semi final; Justin Gaitlin (USA) and Yohan Blake of Jamaica are out of the finals. The ‘big man’ Usain Bolt and Andre De Grasse looked easy and playful in their semi final and got through to the next round with ease. Nickel Ashmeade was not so fortunate, and placed fourth in his event, at the Rio 2016 Olympics.
| 1 | Usain Bolt | Jamaica | 19.78s |
| 2 | Andre De Grasse | Canada | 19.80s |
| 3 | LaShawn Merritt | United States | 19.94s |
| 4 | Christophe Lemaitre | France | 20.01s |
| 5 | Alonso Edward | Panama | 20.07s |
| 6 | Adam Gemili | Great Britain | 20.08s |
| 7 | Ramil Guliyev | Turkey | 20.09s |
| 8 | Churandy Martina | Netherlands | 20.10s |
| 9 | Justin Gatlin | United States | 20.13s |
| 10 | Bruno Hortelano | Spain | 20.16s |
| 11 | Daniel Talbot | Great Britain | 20.25s |
| 12 | Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake | Great Britain | 20.25s |
| 13 | Nickel Ashmeade | Jamaica | 20.31s |
| 14 | Rondel Sorrillo | Trinidad & Tobago | 20.33s |
| 15 | Nery Brenes | Costa Rica | 20.33s |
| 16 | Aaron Brown | Canada | 20.37s |
| 17 | Yohan Blake | Jamaica | 20.37s |
| 18 | Salem Eid Yaqoob | Bahrain | 20.43s |
| 19 | Ameer Webb | United States | 20.43s |
| 20 | José Carlos Herrera | Mexico | 20.48s |
| 21 | Ejowvokoghene Oduduru | Nigeria | 20.59s |
| 22 | Roberto Skyers | Cuba | 20.60s |
| 23 | Lykourgos-Stefanos Tsakonas | Greece | 20.63s |
| 24 | Matteo Galvan | Italy | 20.88s |
Schedule for Jamaican Athletes
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17
MORNING SESSION
8:55 a.m.: Women’s 800m Round 1
AFTERNOON SESSION
6:45 p.m.: Women’s 100m Hurdles semi-finals
7:15 p.m.: Women’s Long Jump Final
8:00 p.m.: Men’s 200m semi-finals
8:30 p.m.: Women’s 200m Final
8:55 p.m.: Women’s 100m Hurdles Final
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The 200m semi finals served up a huge surprise in the final semi final; Justin Gaitlin (USA) and Yohan Blake of Jamaica are out of the finals. The ‘big man’ Usain Blake and Andre De Grasse looked easy and playful in their semi final and got through to the next round with ease. Nickel Ashmeade was not so fortunate, and placed fourth in his event, at the Rio 2016 Olympics.
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