21-year-old Letsile Tebogo of Botswana pulled off the shocker of the Olympics in the men’s 200m final, claiming gold with an electrifying victory in 19.46 seconds.
And as custom demanded, Tebogo got his hands on the bell and gave it a loud ring as the fastest man in 200m.
Americans Kenny Bednarek, Noah Lyles and Erriyon Knighton finished 2-3-4, matching their result at the Tokyo Olympics.
Bednarek, who finished in 19.62 seconds, is now a two-time Olympic silver medalist in the 200m. Lyles – who entered as a massive favorite for gold – has claimed bronze for the second time. Lyles’ time of 19.70 seconds is nearly a full 0.40 seconds below his personal best of 19.31.
For Lyles, the defeat in his signature event means he’ll fall short of his goal to become the first American man since Carl Lewis in 1984 to complete the 100m-200m Olympic double. Only nine men in history have achieved that feat, and the number will stay there until at least 2028.
