Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's 200 metres


The men's 200 metres at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, as part of the athletics programme, took place in the Carrara Stadium between 10 and 12 April 2018.
In the final, it initially appeared that England's Zharnel Hughes had edged Jereem Richards of Trinidad and Tobago at the line, recording the same time of 20.12 seconds. However, upon review Hughes was disqualified for impeding Richards using his arm. Richards was declared Commonwealth Games champion, with Canada's Aaron Brown and Leon Reid of Northern Ireland filling out the podium.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows:
World record19.19Berlin, Germany20 August 2009
Games record19.97Victoria, Canada26 August 1994

Schedule

The schedule was as follows:
DateTimeRound
Tuesday 10 April 201813:05First round
Wednesday 11 April 201820:50Semifinals
Thursday 12 April 201821:56Final

All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time

Results

First round

The first round consisted of nine heats. The two fastest competitors per heat advanced to the semifinals.
;Heat 1
;Heat 2
;Heat 3
;Heat 4
;Heat 5
;Heat 6
;Heat 7
;Heat 8
;Heat 9

Semifinals

Three semi-finals were held. The two fastest competitors per semi advanced to the final.
;Semifinal 1
;Semifinal 2
;Semifinal 3

Final

The medals were determined in the final.