Guliyev shocks favorite Van Niekerk in 200m at worlds

Source: Xinhua| 2017-08-11 05:18:35|Editor: huaxia
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LONDON, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- Ramil Guliyev won Turkey's first gold medal at the 2017 IAAF World Championships here on Thursday as he shocked title favorite Wayde Van Niekerk of South Africa in men's 200m.

Guliyev made a decisive comeback in the final sprint to finish the race at 20.09 seconds, bettering Van Niekerk by two hundreds of a second.

Jereem Richards of Trinidad and Tobago also clocked 20.11 but had to settle for the bronze medal on photo finish. Enditem

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