200 metres

A track-and-field sprint run over 200 metres, half a standard 400-metre lap. It combines a curved section with a straight finish.

Staggered start: A start with runners positioned at different points to compensate for unequal distances around a bend. The stagger gives every lane the same 200-metre race distance around the curve.
Usain Bolt: Jamaican sprinter who set world records in the 100 metres and 200 metres. Bolt's 19.19-second world record is the event's fastest ratified performance.
100 metres: A track sprint covering 100 metres, run entirely on a straight track section. The 100 metres has no bend and places less emphasis on sustaining speed through a longer race.
Stadion: An ancient Greek footrace and the course on which it was run. The stadion is an early model of organized foot racing, though not a direct equivalent of the modern event.
Sprint training: Training methods designed to improve acceleration, maximal speed, and sprint-specific endurance. Training blends acceleration work with repetitions that prepare athletes to sustain speed over 200 metres.
Lane assignment: The allocation of competitors to designated lanes on a running track. Lane position affects the curve each runner must negotiate.
Florence Griffith-Joyner: American sprinter who set the women's 200-metre world record in 1988. Her 21.34-second record remains the benchmark for the women's event.
400 metres: A track race covering one full lap of a standard 400-metre outdoor track. The 400 metres doubles the distance and demands substantially greater speed endurance.
Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics: The track-and-field competitions held at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris. The men's 200 metres appeared on the Olympic programme in 1900.
Block start: A sprint start in which an athlete pushes off from adjustable starting blocks. The blocks are used at the start of the 200 metres to generate initial acceleration.

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