Canada’s Andre De Grasse has taken home the gold in the men’s 200-metre race at the Tokyo Olympics.
The 26-year-old from Markham, Ont., won with a time of 19.62 seconds, breaking the Canadian record he had set just a day before in the semifinal. Kenneth Bednarek of the U.S. came in second with a time of 19.68, and another American, Noah Lyles, took bronze with a time of 19.74 seconds.
This is De Grasse’s second medal at this Olympics: he also won bronze in the 100-metre.
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Another Canadian, Aaron Brown, came in sixth place with a time of 20.20.
This is the first time Canada has had two men in the 200-metre finals since 1928. De Grasse won silver in this event at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
De Grasse’s victory comes 25 years plus a week after Donovan Bailey raced to 100-metre gold at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.
— with files from the Canadian Press
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