When we talk about global track and field, every day matters. This was the year that every male sprinter was to establish himself. We saw it with Noah Lyles, the 21-year-old American sensation and fastest man in the 200 metres at 19.65 seconds. His teammate, Ronnie Baker, boasts a world-leading 9.87 in the 100 and […]
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Canada's Andre De Grasse anchors relay team to win at Harry Jerome Classic
Sprint stars Andre De Grasse and Aaron Brown led Canada's relay team to an easy win on Wednesday night at the Harry Jerome International Track Classic in Burnaby, B.C. De Grasse anchored the men's 4×100 team to a meet record of 38.42 seconds ahead of the Chinese squad. Gavin Smellie gave Canada an early lead before handing off to […]
Aaron Brown tops 100m, De Grasse 3rd at Harry Jerome Classic
It was exactly the message Aaron Brown wanted to send. Brown won the 100 metres at the Harry Jerome International Track Classic on Tuesday night while triple-Olympic medallist Andre De Grasse finished third. Brown said the win, in a time of 10.21 seconds, sets him up well heading into next month's Canadian championships. "We have […]
Andre De Grasse still believes he can be the world's fastest man
[unable to retrieve full-text content] Scott Russell sat down with Olympic bronze medallist Andre De Grasse to talk about his new Andre De Grasse Family Foundation, post-Rio life, and of course if still thinks he can be the world’s fastest man.
Andre De Grasse falters in 100 at Diamond League Shanghai
Andre De Grasse finished well back of the winner in his first men's 100-metre event of the IAAF Diamond League season on Saturday in Shanghai, China. In rainy conditions at Shanghai Stadium, Reece Prescod of Great Britain won the event in 10.04 seconds, just edging Chjinese sprinters Su Bingtian (10.05) and Xie Zhenye (10.17). De Grasse, from Markham, Ont., finished eighth in a time of […]
Donovan Bailey: Andre De Grasse is still the next great sprinter
Everyone's entitled to their opinion. I watched the replay of the top finishers crossing the finish line in the men's 200-metre race at the Diamond League Doha meet last Friday and heard the analysis of former 1,500-metre world-record holder Steve Cram, who now works for the BBC. "[Andre] De Grasse, nowhere. I'm not sure he's […]
Christian Coleman pulls out of Diamond League event, delays 100m showdown with De Grasse
Sprint fans will have to wait a little longer, perhaps until late July, for Andre De Grasse and Christian Coleman to battle on the track. Coleman, who won a silver medal in the 100 metres at the 2017 world track and field championships, has a "physical issue" that has forced him to pull out of […]
Andre De Grasse sheds more rust, places 6th in 200m season debut
Canada’s Andre De Grasse was able to shed more race rust in his 200-metre season debut on Friday, while fellow Canadian and relay teammate Aaron Brown continues to look in mid-season form. De Grasse finished sixth in the eight-man field in 20.46 seconds at the season-opening Diamond League in Doha, Qatar, one week after clocking […]
Andre De Grasse, Christian Coleman set for 100m showdown
Two of the world’s top young sprinters will renew acquaintances on the track next month for the first time since 2015 after a scheduled showdown at the world championships last summer didn’t materialize because of injury. Canada’s Andre De Grasse and 2018 world indoor 60-metre champion Christian Coleman of the United States will go head-to-head […]
Move over Bolt: Has Andre De Grasse found a new rival?
Andre De Grasse wanted to crash Usain Bolt’s farewell party. All the training he’d done was meant to have him peak at the world track and field championships this past August where he would have one last shot to take down the sprint legend. But before the 22-year-old even got the opportunity, disaster struck. De […]