Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metres 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 the final, and won by the largest margin of victory (0.66 s, after two disqualifications) in an Olympic 200 m final (previously, Walter Tewksbury had a 0.6 seconds margin of victory in the first Olympic 200 m final in 1900). Controversy arose within minutes after the medal
Haiti at the 2008 Summer Olympics at the Beijing Olympics. Her appearance at Beijing was her first at an Olympic games. Baptiste participated in the lightweight class, placing her against athletes under 57 kilograms in weight. In the August 11 Round of 32, the first round in which the judokas competed, Baptiste was set against Cuban judoka Yurisleydis Lupetey. Baptiste was defeated by Lupetey by a kuchiki-taoshi, receiving a score of waza-ari. As a result, she did not advance. Haiti at the 2008 Summer Olympics Haiti sent a delegation to compete in the 2008 Summer Olympics, held in Beijing, People's Republic of China, from August 8