Usain Bolt wins men’s 200-meter semifinal at Rio 2016 Olympics

Aug 17, 2016

Usain Bolt wins men’s 200-meter semifinal at Rio 2016 Olympics

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Usain Bolt advanced to the final for the 200 meters with the fastest time of the year and is one win away from his eighth Olympic gold medal.

Bolt ran 19.78 seconds, pushed all the way by Canada’s Andre de Grasse in the lane beside him, in the second of two semifinal heats at Rio. He earns an automatic place in Thursday’s final. De Grasse finished in 19.80 seconds to advance. –Associated Press

: USA’s Justin Gatlin competes in the Men’s 200m Semifinal during the athletics event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 17, 2016. (Johannes Eisele/AFP/Getty Images)

: Canada’s Andre De Grasse smiels after competing in the Men’s 200m Semifinal during the athletics event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 17, 2016. (Olivier Morin/AFP/Getty Images)

: (FromL) Panama’s Alonso Edward, Spain’s Bruno Hortelano and USA’s Justin Gatlin compete in the Men’s 200m Semifinal during the athletics event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 17, 2016. (Odd Andersen/AFP/Getty Images)

: Jamaica’s Usain Bolt (R) shares a laugh with de Canada’s Andre De Grasse after their Men’s 200m Semifinal during the athletics event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 17, 2016. (Johannes Eisele/AFP/Getty Images)

: Jamaica’s Usain Bolt (R) shares a laugh with de Canada’s Andre De Grasse after winning his Men’s 200m Semifinal during the athletics event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 17, 2016. (Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images)

: (L-R) France’s Christophe Lemaitre, Britain’s Daniel Talbot and USA’s Lashawn Merritt compete in the Men’s 200m Semifinal during the athletics event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 17, 2016. (Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty Images)

: Panama’s Alonso Edward competes in the Men’s 200m Semifinal during the athletics event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 17, 2016. (Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images)

: (FromL) Jamaica’s Yohan Blake, Panama’s Alonso Edward, Spain’s Bruno Hortelano and USA’s Justin Gatlin compete in the Men’s 200m Semifinal during the athletics event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 17, 2016. (Olivier Morin/AFP/Getty Images)

: Spain’s Bruno Hortelano (L) and USA’s Justin Gatlin compete in the Men’s 200m Semifinal during the athletics event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 17, 2016. (Olivier Morin/AFP/Getty Images)

: USA’s Justin Gatlin competes in the Men’s 200m Semifinal during the athletics event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 17, 2016. (Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty Images)

: USA’s Justin Gatlin (R) crosses the finish line ahead of Spain’s Bruno Hortelano as they compete in the Men’s 200m Semifinal during the athletics event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 17, 2016. (Pedro Ugarte/AFP/Getty Images)

: Panama’s Alonso Edward (L) crosses the finish line ahead of USA’s Justin Gatlin (R), Spain’s Bruno Hortelano (2ndR) and Jamaica’s Yohan Blake as they compete in the Men’s 200m Semifinal during the athletics event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 17, 2016. (Pedro Ugarte/AFP/Getty Images)

: Canada’s Andre De Grasse and Jamaica’s Usain Bolt cross the finish line in the Men’s 200m Semifinal during the athletics event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 17, 2016. (Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty Images)

: USA’s Justin Gatlin (R) competes in the Men’s 200m Semifinal during the athletics event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 17, 2016. (Martin Bernetti/AFP/Getty Images)

: (From top) USA’s Justin Gatlin, Spain’s Bruno Hortelano, Panama’s Alonso Edward, Jamaica’s Yohan Blake and Britain’s Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake compete in the Men’s 200m Semifinal during the athletics event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 17, 2016. (Odd Andersen/AFP/Getty Images)

: Jamaica’s Usain Bolt celebrates his victory in the Men’s 200m Semifinal during the athletics event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 17, 2016. (Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images)

: (FromR) Jamaica’s Usain Bolt, Canada’s Andre De Grasse, Britain’s Adam Gemili, Turkey’s Ramil Guliyev, USA’s Ameer Webb, Bahrain’s Yaqoob Salem Eid Yaqooband Nigeria’s Ejowvokoghene Oduduru compete in the Men’s 200m Semifinal during the athletics event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 17, 2016. (Antonin Thuillier/AFP/Getty Images)

: Jamaica’s Usain Bolt (R) laughs with Canada’s Andre De Grasse after they competed in the Men’s 200m Semifinal during the athletics event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 17, 2016. (Antonin Thuillier/AFP/Getty Images)

: (FromL) Turkey’s Ramil Guliyev, Nigeria’s Ejowvokoghene Oduduru, Britain’s Adam Gemili, Canada’s Andre De Grasse, Jamaica’s Usain Bolt, Bahrain’s Yaqoob Salem Eid Yaqoob and USA’s Ameer Webb compete in the Men’s 200m Semifinal during the athletics event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 17, 2016. (Antonin Thuillier/AFP/Getty Images)

: USA’s Justin Gatlin looks on after competing in the Men’s 200m Semifinal during the athletics event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 17, 2016. (Pedro Ugarte/AFP/Getty Images)

: (L-R) Spain’s Bruno Hortelano and USA’s Justin Gatlin compete in the Men’s 200m Semifinal during the athletics event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 17, 2016. (Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty Images)

: (FromL) Jamaica’s Yohan Blake, Panama’s Alonso Edward, Spain’s Bruno Hortelano and USA’s Justin Gatlin compete in the Men’s 200m Semifinal during the athletics event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 17, 2016. (Pedro Ugarte/AFP/Getty Images)

: Jamaica’s Usain Bolt reacts after competing in the Men’s 200m Semifinal during the athletics event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 17, 2016. (Johannes Eisele/AFP/Getty Images)

: United States’ Justin Gatlin, right, and Spain’s Bruno Hortelano, center, compete in a men’s 200-meter semifinal during the athletics competitions of the 2016 Summer Olympics at the Olympic stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2016. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

: Britain’s Adam Gemili places third in a men’s 200-meter semifinal during the athletics competitions of the 2016 Summer Olympics at the Olympic stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2016. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

: Jamaica’s Usain Bolt removes his shoes after winning a men’s 200-meter semifinal during the athletics competitions of the 2016 Summer Olympics at the Olympic stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2016. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

: France’s Christophe Lemaitre, Britain’s Daniel Talbot and United States’ Lashawn Merritt, from left, men’s 200-meter semifinal during the athletics competitions of the 2016 Summer Olympics at the Olympic stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2016. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

: Canada’s Andre De Grasse, left, and Jamaica’s Usain Bolt smile at the finish line in the semifinal of the men’s 200 meters at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2016. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)

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