American athletes made the country proud once again when they swept all the medals in the 200m category at the World Athletics Championships 2022. It was even more special as the United States of America is hosting the prestigious event for the first time in its history.Noah Lyles clinched the gold medal by covering the distance in 19.31 seconds on the seventh day of the World Athletics Championships 2022 held on 21 July 2022. He was followed by Kenneth Bednarek and Erriyon Knighton, who won silver and bronze medals, respectively.US Athletes make history in men's 100m, 200m at World Athletics Championships 2022World Athletics@WorldAthleticsNOAAAH FOR THE REPEAT @LylesNoah runs a world-leading 19.31 to defend his world 200m title!USA goes 1-2-3 with @KennyBednarek in second and @ErriyonK in third!#WorldAthleticsChamps1990661NOAAAH FOR THE REPEAT ‼️@LylesNoah 🇺🇸 runs a world-leading 19.31 to defend his world 200m title!USA goes 1-2-3 with @KennyBednarek 🇺🇸 in second and @ErriyonK 🇺🇸 in third!#WorldAthleticsChamps https://t.co/Vx9UOT4jauFour nights after their legendary 100m victory, the US sprinters proved their worth once again when three of them finished on the podium a few hours ago. This is the first time a country has swept all the medals at the World Athletics Championships in both the 100m and 200m categories.World Athletics@WorldAthleticsUSA, USA!🥇🥈🥉🥇🥈🥉First time a country sweeps all #WorldAthleticsChamps medals in the men's 100m AND the men's 200m 527109USA, USA!🥇🥈🥉🥇🥈🥉First time a country sweeps all #WorldAthleticsChamps medals in the men's 100m AND the men's 200m ✔️ https://t.co/V9Zao8PygBAfter winning a silver medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the same category, Kenneth Bednarek secured second position once again at the World Athletics Championships 2022 by completing the race in 19.77 seconds.Erriyon Knighton won the bronze medal at the international event by covering the distance in 19.80 seconds. The youngster had earlier finished fourth in the same category at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.Fans took to Twitter to express their elation with regards to the feat in the 200m event:Reid@RVAReidMe watching the American men sweep the 100 & 200 meters at the championships. The kings of sprint are back.275Me watching the American men sweep the 100 & 200 meters at the championships. The kings of sprint are back. https://t.co/41VBlQNAlbA is A@weRessential#NoahLylesOMG 19.31Takes down the legend #MichaelJohnson’s 26 year old American record!America sweeps 100 and 200.Hasn’t been done since 1904.11#NoahLylesOMG 19.31Takes down the legend #MichaelJohnson’s 26 year old American record!America sweeps 100 and 200.Hasn’t been done since 1904. https://t.co/Rw2dLzVbrd✨Griselda Blanco✨@Killin_U_5oftly@jromeGarrett He won and broke the record held for the last 26 years lol… America swept the 2001@jromeGarrett He won and broke the record held for the last 26 years lol… America swept the 200Meg Kobe☮️@megkobeAfter watching the #Jan6Hearings I switched over to watch the men sweep the 200 at the World Track & Field Championship. Unbelievable. This is America!! @WCHoregon22After watching the #Jan6Hearings I switched over to watch the men sweep the 200 at the World Track & Field Championship. Unbelievable. This is America!! 🇺🇸@WCHoregon22Khalil MHS, CET, MT@cfrank149This is the biggest news of the day! Noah Lyles (center) blows the competition away to break the 200 meter held by Michael Johnson since 1996! America finishes 1-2-3, bronze, silver and gold!5This is the biggest news of the day! Noah Lyles (center) blows the competition away to break the 200 meter held by Michael Johnson since 1996! America finishes 1-2-3, bronze, silver and gold! https://t.co/juVtJtTF0xDa Uplift Man@TwizTaylorNoah Lyles just ran the third fastest time in 200m history. Fastest American time ever. 19.31 DAMN America sweeps the 100 & 200Noah Lyles just ran the third fastest time in 200m history. Fastest American time ever. 19.31 DAMN 🔥America sweeps the 100 & 200.@IamAutistic87200 metres#BBCAthletics #TeamUSA#Oregon2022 #WorldAthleticsChamps AMERICA 1-2-3 Noah Lyles CHAMPION!200 metres#BBCAthletics #TeamUSA#Oregon2022 #WorldAthleticsChamps AMERICA 1-2-3 Noah Lyles CHAMPION!Im Dead🦍@FuckKennyJAnd America Sweeped the 200 man let’s go!1And America Sweeped the 200 man let’s go!With respect to the time taken to cover the race and America sweeping the medals, the champion, Noah Lyles, commented:“I was very self-concerned about whether that number was going to turn from a ‘2’ to a '1'. This feels great because I've been waiting for America to come out and dominate since I got on the platform.”Lyles displaced compatriot Michael Johnson to become the third-fastest man to cover a distance of 200m. He is behind Usain Bolt’s 19.19 seconds and Yohan Blake’s 19.26 seconds.