| Venue: Kings Park Stadium. |   
| Final started at 16:20 | time |   | bib |  | 1. Wayde Van Niekerk |  RSA | 20.02s | Oq | 93 |  | 2. Adama Jammeh |  GAM | 20.45s | Oq | 507 |  | 3. Matadi Emmanuel |  LBR | 20.55s |   | 807 |  | 4. Gabriel Mvumvure |  ZIM | 20.83s |   | 226 |  | 5. Sydney Siame |  ZAM | 20.83s |   | 194 |  | 6. Hua Wilfried Koffi |  CIV | 20.92s |   | 370 |  | -. Divine Oduduru |  NGR | DNS |   | 765 |  | -. Clarence Munyai |  RSA | DNS |   | 80 |   
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| Entry Standard 21.0s/21.24s to be obtained from January 1, 2015 to May 23, 2016. |  | Olympic Standard 20.50s to be obtained from January 1, 2015 to July 11, 2016. |   
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| Semi 1 started at 16:30 Wind +1.2m/s | time |   | bib |  | 1. Wayde Van Niekerk |  RSA | 20.03s | Oq | 93 |  | 2. Adama Jammeh |  GAM | 20.52s |   | 507 |  | 3. Emmanuel Dasor |  GHA | 20.92s |   | 546 |  | 4. Christopher Kevin Naliali |  CIV | 20.97s |   | 373 |  | 5. Skander Djamil Athmani |  ALG | 21.28s |   | 255 |  | 6. Jonathan Permal |  MRI | 21.31s |   | 691 |  | 7. Ahmed ALI |  SUD | 21.38s |   | 135 |  | 8. Ngoni Makusha |  ZIM | 21.98s |   | 215 |   
| Semi 2 Wind +2.0m/s | time |   | bib |  | 1. Matadi Emmanuel |  LBR | 20.51s |   | 807 |  | 2. Clarence Munyai |  RSA | 20.99s |   | 80 |  | 3. Martin Owusu-Antwi |  GHA | 21.02s |   | 554 |  | 4. Peter Mwai |  KEN | 21.18s |   | 611 |  | 5. Kokoutse Fabrice Dabla |  TOG | 21.49s |   | 161 |  | 6. Bi Chan Aurel Emelin Tchan |  CIV | 21.72s |   | 374 |  | 7. Innocent W. Bologo |  BUR | 21.80s |   | 324 |  | -. Sibusiso Matsenjwa |  SWZ | Disq |   | 152 |   
| Semi 3 Wind +1.6m/s | time |   | bib |  | 1. Divine Oduduru |  NGR | 20.48s | Oq | 765 |  | 2. Sydney Siame |  ZAM | 20.75s |   | 194 |  | 3. Gabriel Mvumvure |  ZIM | 20.77s |   | 226 |  | 4. Hua Wilfried Koffi |  CIV | 20.82s |   | 370 |  | 5. Fode Sissoko |  MLI | 21.02s |   | 670 |  | 6. Mangar Chep |  SSD | 21.38s |   | 777 |  | 7. Gilbert Otieno |  KEN | 21.52s |   | 614 |  | 8. Bienvenu W. Sawadogo |  BUR | 21.85s |   | 328 |   
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| Heat 1 started at 10:10 Wind +0.5m/s | time |   | bib |  | 1. Sibusiso Matsenjwa |  SWZ | 21.08s |   | 152 |  | 2. Ahmed Ali |  SUD | 21.12s |   | 135 |  | 3. Martin Owusu-Antwi |  GHA | 21.18s |   | 554 |  | 4. Leonard Opiny |  UGA | 21.72s |   | 185 |  | 5. Sidiki Ouedraogo |  BUR | 22.37s |   | 327 |  | 6. Aziz Ouhadi |  MAR | 23.72s |   | 647 |  | -. Hazemba Chidamba |  ZAM | DNS |   | 189 |  | -. Gogbeu Francis Kone |  CIV | DNS |   | 371 |   
| Heat 2 Wind +0.6m/s | time |   | bib |  | 1. Adama Jammeh |  GAM | 20.87s |   | 507 |  | 2. Christopher Kevin Naliali |  CIV | 21.19s |   | 373 |  | 3. Innocent W. Bologo |  BUR | 21.46s |   | 324 |  | 4. Gilbert Otieno |  KEN | 21.47s |   | 614 |  | 5. Basilius Karupu |  NAM | 22.17s |   | 715 |  | 6. Abdelazim M Mohmed |  SUD | 22.50s |   | 143 |  | 7. Stephan Ukele |  SSD | 23.07s |   | 785 |  | -. Akani Simbine |  RSA | DNS |   | 88 |   
| Heat 3 Wind +1.3m/s | time |   | bib |  | 1. Emmanuel Dasor |  GHA | 21.36s |   | 546 |  | 2. Hua Wilfried Koffi |  CIV | 21.41s |   | 370 |  | 3. Jonathan Permal |  MRI | 21.64s |   | 691 |  | -. Moulaye Sonko |  SEN | DNS |   | 112 |  | -. Abdusetar Kemal Kereta |  ETH | DNS |   | 484 |  | -. Karabo Mothibi |  BOT | DNS |   | 310 |  | -. Freddy Nguz |  COD | DNS |   | 400 |   
| Heat 4 Wind +0.1m/s | time |   | bib |  | 1. Wayde Van Niekerk |  RSA | 20.34s | Oq | 93 |  | 2. Divine Oduduru |  NGR | 20.90s |   | 765 |  | 3. Bi Chan Aurel Emelin Tchan |  CIV | 21.78s |   | 374 |  | 4. Pius Adome |  UGA | 21.85s |   | 181 |  | 5. Awad Makki |  SUD | 23.04s |   | 142 |  | -. Khumbo Makwakwa |  MAW | DNS |   | 658 |  | -. Tjimbatu Kauajo |  NAM | DNS |   | 716 |  | -. Connias Mudzingwa |  ZIM | DNS |   | 221 |   
| Heat 5 Wind 0.0m/s | time |   | bib |  | 1. Sydney Siame |  ZAM | 20.74s |   | 194 |  | 2. Clarence Munyai |  RSA | 20.84s |   | 80 |  | 3. Ngoni Makusha |  ZIM | 21.61s |   | 215 |  | 4. Gilles Antonny Afoumba |  CGO | 21.76s |   | 342 |  | 5. Gilberto Leite |  STP | 23.49s |   | 125 |  | -. Abdulie Azim |  GAM | DNS |   | 794 |  | -. Mlandvo Shongwe |  SWZ | DNS |   | 156 |   
| Heat 6 Wind +1.2m/s | time |   | bib |  | 1. Gabriel Mvumvure |  ZIM | 21.12s |   | 226 |  | 2. Peter Mwai |  KEN | 21.20s |   | 611 |  | 3. Mangar Chep |  SSD | 21.20s |   | 777 |  | 4. Skander Djamil Athmani |  ALG | 21.40s |   | 255 |  | 5. Kokoutse Fabrice Dabla |  TOG | 21.46s |   | 161 |  | 6. Mohamed Dawoud |  EGY | 21.94s |   | 424 |  | -. Mosito Lehata |  LES | DNS |   | 621 |   
| Heat 7 Wind +0.1m/s | time |   | bib |  | 1. Matadi Emmanuel |  LBR | 20.68s |   | 807 |  | 2. Fode Sissoko |  MLI | 21.10s |   | 670 |  | 3. Bienvenu W. Sawadogo |  BUR | 21.73s |   | 328 |  | 4. Mike Mokamba |  KEN | 21.83s |   | 609 |  | -. Abdoulie Assim |  GAM | DNS |   | 504 |  | -. Titus Mukhala Kafunda |  ZAM | DNS |   | 192 |  | -. Gatkuoth Wal |  SSD | DNS |   | 786 |   
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