Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metres runners (q) qualified for the second round. Round 2 was held on 18 August. First 3 in each heat(Q) and the next 4 fastest(q) advance to the Semifinals. Semifinals were held on 19 August. First 4 in each heat (Q) advance to the Final. Wind: -0.9 m/s Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metres The Men's 200 metres at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 18–20 August at the Beijing National Stadium. The qualifying standards were 20.59 s (A standard) and 20.75 s (B standard). Usain Bolt set a new world record of 19.30 s in
Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 metres fastest(q) advance to the semifinals. Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 metres The women's 800 metres at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 15–18 August at the Beijing National Stadium. The qualifying standards were 2:00.00 (A standard) and 2:01.30 (B standard). Vanja Perišić of Croatia was later disqualified for failing an in-competition drugs test. This would be the last Olympic appearance by Maria Mutola, a string which started with her as a 15 year old in the 1988 Olympics, a perennial finalist since 1992. In the final, both Kenyan athletes went to the front, with World