Letsile Tebogo gave Botswana its first gold medal in Olympic history, winning the men's 200m in 19.46. American Kenny Bednarek took his second-consecutive silver medal, running 19.62, which was just ahead of fellow American and 100m gold medalist Noah Lyles, who took bronze in 19.70.

Botswana won its inaugural medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London with Nijel Amos winning a silver in the 800m. The men's 4 x 400m relay team won a bronze medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Tobogo, 21, is the U20 world-record-holder in the 100m. He burst onto the global championship scene at the 2023 World Championships in Budapest, winning silver in the 100m and bronze in the 200m. His 19.46 winning time was a new personal best, beating his previous personal best of 19.50 set at London Diamond League 2023 last July.

Bednarek won silver in the 200m at the 2022 World Championships in Eugene and 2020 Tokyo Olympics. His time was just off his personal best of 19.59 from the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials. At the Trials, Bednarek took second to Lyles and stated "I've got to win next time" in the mixed zone after that race.

Lyles was attempting to win his second gold medal of the 2024 Olympics on the road to his publicly-stated goal of winning four gold medals in total during the Game, but he was denied.

Lyles was taken off the track in a wheelchair by a medical team after the race.

Lewis Johnson of NBC reported on the broadcast that Lyles' mother Keisha Caine Bishop confirmed that Lyles was diagnosed with COVID-19 two days prior to the men's 200m Final. 

Shortly after, Lyles, wearing a mask, spoke with Johnson on the broadcast. 

"I woke up early, about 5 a.m. on Tuesday morning, and I was feeling really horrible and I knew it was more than just being sore from the 100, you know. Woke up, went to the doctors and we tested and unfortunately, it came up that I was positive for COVID," Lyles told Johnson.

Lyles won 100m gold in the men's 100m with a time of 9.784 two days before receiving his diagnosis. He was shown on the broadcast wearing a mask at Stade de France in the days leading up to the men's 200m final.

In the 200m semifinal on August 7, Lyles finished runner-up to Tebogo, then skipped the mixed zone and went to the medical area. 

• Olympic Aug. 8 AM Recap: Chase Jackson's Olympic Journey Is Over
• 16-Year-Old Quincy Wilson To Run In Olympic 4x400 Prelims
• OIympic Track Aug. 7 Recap: Quincy Hall Wins Gold
• Nina Kennedy Scores One For Australia In The Pole Vault
• Watch Live Olympic Track & Field Analysis, Reactions On FloTrack Everyday

When Are The Paris 2024 Olympic Games?

The Olympics begin on July 26 and end on August 11. The track and field events will began on Aug. 1. 

FloTrack Is The Streaming Home For Many Track And Field Meets Each Year

Don’t miss all the track and field season action streaming on FloTrack. Check out the FloTrack schedule for more events.

FloTrack Archived Footage

Video footage from each event will be archived and stored in a video library for FloTrack subscribers to watch for the duration of their subscriptions.

Join The Track & Field Conversation On Social

• Follow us on Twitter @FloTrack
• Follow us on Instagram @flotrack
• Follow us on TikTok @flotracktv
• Watch us on YouTube
• Like us on Facebook