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Men's 200 metres prize money

Noah Lyles won the men's 200 metres at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in 19.52 and took $70,000. Second was worth $35,000 and third $22,000, and the money ran eight deep, so the final paid $172,000 in all.

Eight athletes started the final, from seven countries, out of a field of 54 the event entered. The championships put up $8,498,000 in Tokyo and spread it eight places deep in every event, which is deeper than any other meeting in athletics pays.

THE WINNER TOOK $70,000
THIS FINAL PAID $172,000
IN THE FINAL 8
COUNTRIES 7
PLACES PAID 8

The final

Tokyo, 13 to 21 September 2025

$172,000 paid
The men's 200 metres final at the 2025 World Athletics Championships, with what each place paid.
POS ATHLETE COUNTRY MARK PRIZE
1 Noah Lyles United States USA 19.52 $70,000
2 Kenny Bednarek United States USA 19.58 $35,000
3 Bryan Levell Jamaica JAM 19.64 $22,000
4 Letsile Tebogo Botswana BOT 19.65 $16,000
5 Zharnel Hughes Great Britain GBR 19.78 $11,000
6 Alexander Ogando Dominican Republic DOM 20.01 $7,000
7 Tapiwanashe Makarawu Zimbabwe ZWE 20.12 $6,000
8 Sinesipho Dambile South Africa RSA 20.23 $5,000
8 finalists 34 countries — $172,000

The eight paid places came to $172,000.

What each place was worth

The ladder, and what this final actually handed over

$172,000 an event
The men's 200 metres prize ladder at the World Athletics Championships.
PLACE THE LADDER WHO TOOK IT PAID
1st $70,000 Noah Lyles $70,000
2nd $35,000 Kenny Bednarek $35,000
3rd $22,000 Bryan Levell $22,000
4th $16,000 Letsile Tebogo $16,000
5th $11,000 Zharnel Hughes $11,000
6th $7,000 Alexander Ogando $7,000
7th $6,000 Tapiwanashe Makarawu $6,000
8th $5,000 Sinesipho Dambile $5,000
The event $172,000
eight paid $172,000
Noah Lyles $70k Kenny Bednarek $35k Bryan Levell $22k Letsile Tebogo $16k Zharnel Hughes $11k Alexander Ogando $7,000
Tapiwanashe Makarawu $6,000
Sinesipho Dambile $5,000

The winner takes 41% of what the event pays out and the other seven places share the rest. That shape is the same in every individual event on the programme, so the chart is the championship's ladder rather than anything particular to the men's 200 metres.

What this field earns the rest of the year

The same athletes on the Diamond League money list

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What the athletes paid in this final have earned across the Diamond League.
ATHLETE TOKYO BUDAPEST DL STARTS DL WINS DIAMOND LEAGUE
Noah Lyles United States $92,000 — 26 18 $382,000
Kenneth Bednarek United States $51,000 $300,000 27 13 $286,500
Bryan Levell Jamaica $22,000 — 4 0 $6,500
Letsile Tebogo Botswana $16,000 $75,000 31 10 $213,250
Zharnel Hughes Great Britain $11,000 — 14 0 $56,500
Alexander Ogando Dominican Republic $7,000 — 23 2 $101,250
Sinesipho Dambile South Africa $5,000 — 7 1 $50,000

Nine days in Tokyo against careers of Diamond League meetings. The series runs fifteen times a summer and pays six places at a fraction of these rates, which is what makes a world title the biggest single cheque most of this field will ever collect. The Budapest column is the Ultimate Championship, the one meeting that pays more for a win.

Frequently asked questions

How much did the men's 200 metres pay at the 2025 World Championships?

$172,000, across eight paid places: $70,000 to Noah Lyles, $35,000 for second and $22,000 for third, down to $5,000 for 8th.

Who won the men's 200 metres in Tokyo?

Noah Lyles, in 19.52, for $70,000. Eight athletes started the final, from seven countries, out of a field of 54 the event entered.

What did second and third pay?

$35,000 and $22,000. The same ladder covers every individual event at the championships, so this final paid exactly what every other one did.

How many places does the men's 200 metres pay?

Eight. The ladder runs $70,000, $35,000, $22,000, $16,000, $11,000, $7,000, $6,000, $5,000, which is $172,000 for the event, and below 8th it pays nothing. Across all 49 events that comes to the $8,498,000 World Athletics put up for Tokyo.

Did anyone in this final win money elsewhere in Tokyo?

Noah Lyles left with $92,000 from two events, Kenneth Bednarek left with $51,000 from two events.

Where to next

The rest of the championships

World Championships prize money holds all 49 events, the 334 athletes who were paid and the $8,498,000 that was put up. Diamond League prize money is the series most of this field races all summer, and the Ultimate Championship is the one meeting that pays more for a win.

Every other event in Tokyo