The men's 200 metres at the

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, as part of the athletics programme, took place in the

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between 10 and 12 April 2018. In the final, it initially appeared that England's

Zharnel Hughes Zharnel Hughes (born 13 July 1995, The Valley, Anguilla) is an Anguillan-born British sprinter who specialises in the 100 metres and 200 metres. Born and raised in the British Overseas Territory of Anguilla, he has competed internationally for ...

had edged

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of Trinidad and Tobago at the line, recording the same time of 20.12 seconds. However, upon review Hughes was disqualified for impeding Richards (running in the next lane) using his arm. Richards was declared Commonwealth Games champion, with Canada's Aaron Brown and

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of Northern Ireland filling out the podium.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows:

Schedule

The schedule was as follows: All times are

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(UTC+10)

Results

First round

The first round consisted of nine heats. The two fastest competitors per heat (plus six fastest losers) 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 (plus two fastest losers) advanced to the final. ;Semifinal 1 ;Semifinal 2 ;Semifinal 3

Final

The medals were determined in the final.

References

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