200 meters
Half-lap track event
A 200 meters is a sprint race covering that distance, one of the standard events in track and field: She won gold in the 200 meters.
The race is run around a curve and into the straightaway, requiring both speed and the ability to maintain form through the turn.
Also called the 200-meter dash.
- track eventsCompetitions on oval courses
- sprintBrief maximum-speed effort
- OlympicsGlobal athletic contest
- 200mTrack racing distance
- half lapJoint where boards interlock
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- Sprintingsprint, dash, sprinter, sprinters, Usain Bolt
- runningrun, runner, running shoes, running shorts, running gear
- track and fieldtrack and field, sprinters, sprinter, sprinting, sprint
- race distancesmarathon, half marathon, mile, 100m, 200m
- speed recordsworld record, land speed record, Olympic record, lap record, track record
- speed sportssprint, dash, drag racing, speed skating, downhill skiing